diff --git a/early-init.el b/early-init.el
index 3e11365..cb55169 100644
--- a/early-init.el
+++ b/early-init.el
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 
 ;;; Code:
 
+(setq gc-cons-threshold (* 8 5000 5000))
+
 (defun display-startup-echo-area-message ()
   "A re-definition of the function.
 Tell the Emacs startup time and number of garbage-collections
diff --git a/init.el b/init.el
index c46f579..0f3c214 100644
--- a/init.el
+++ b/init.el
@@ -10,8 +10,6 @@
 
 ;;; Code:
 
-(setq gc-cons-threshold (* 8 5000 5000))
-
 (setq load-prefer-newer t) ; why ever use stale code, ever?
 ;; Load the files that I put my settings in...
 (defvar mir-directory