diff --git a/settings/toolbar-settings.el b/settings/toolbar-settings.el
index 774fee7b..7537fd17 100644
--- a/settings/toolbar-settings.el
+++ b/settings/toolbar-settings.el
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@
 ;; https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/manual/html_node/elisp/Tool-Bar.html
 ;; auto-resize-tool-bars
 (use-package tool-bar
+  :after (image)
   :defer t
   :config
   ;; add local icon folder to the image-load-path