diff --git a/org-auto-id.el b/org-auto-id.el
index 18baa8e..cb86d59 100644
--- a/org-auto-id.el
+++ b/org-auto-id.el
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 
 (require 'org)
 
-(with-eval-after-load 'org
+(defun org-auto-id-init ()
   (defvar org-auto-id--all-ids '()
     "List as set of all ids of the current org-file")