diff --git a/settings/gui-settings.el b/settings/gui-settings.el
index a6956e72..766df218 100644
--- a/settings/gui-settings.el
+++ b/settings/gui-settings.el
@@ -194,7 +194,6 @@ DISPLAY-START: `integer', e.g. 3820"
     ))
 
 (use-package dashboard
-  :after (all-the-icons)
   :delight (dashboard-mode "Db")  ;; "\u01F153
   :config
   ;; see `dashboad-widget'
@@ -209,6 +208,7 @@ DISPLAY-START: `integer', e.g. 3820"
                                   (projects  . "rocket")
                                   (registers . "database")))
   (if (display-graphic-p)
+      (require 'all-the-icons)
       (setq dashboard-navigator-buttons
         ;; list of lines having list of elements
         ;; element: (icon title help action face prefix suffix)