diff --git a/settings/gui-settings.el b/settings/gui-settings.el
index d1b5a84d..c1b464f7 100644
--- a/settings/gui-settings.el
+++ b/settings/gui-settings.el
@@ -193,6 +193,7 @@ DISPLAY-START: `integer', e.g. 3820"
   :load-path (lambda() (concat config-dir "lisp/dashboard"))
   :delight (dashboard-mode "Db")  ;; "\u01F153
   :config
+  (require 'linum)  ;; TODO: (delete after dashboard fixed it) bc/ dashboard.el sets (linum-mode -1) in `dashboard-mode'
   ;; because we use `use-package' include `use-package-statistics' if computed
   (defun my-dashboard-init-info ()
     (let ((package-count 0) (time (emacs-init-time)))