diff --git a/early-init.el b/early-init.el
index ff159566..e206fbd9 100644
--- a/early-init.el
+++ b/early-init.el
@@ -86,6 +86,16 @@
             (if (display-graphic-p)
                 (add-hook 'kill-emacs-hook 'my-frame-geometry-save))))
 
+(use-package package
+  :defer t
+  :init
+  (setq package-enable-at-startup nil)
+  :config
+  (add-to-list 'package-directory-list (concat config-dir "lisp"))
+  (add-to-list 'package-archives '("melpa" . "https://melpa.org/packages/"))
+  ;; (add-to-list 'package-archives '("melpa-stable" . "https://stable.melpa.org/packages/"))
+  )
+
 ;;   spacemacs-theme https://github.com/nashamri/spacemacs-theme
 (use-package spacemacs-theme
   :defer t