diff --git a/.config/emacs/config/dev.el b/.config/emacs/config/dev.el
index e7fdaac..8e177b5 100644
--- a/.config/emacs/config/dev.el
+++ b/.config/emacs/config/dev.el
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@
   (let ((find-program "git-find"))
     (find-dired dir "")))
 
+(use-package flycheck :ensure)
+
 ;; enable flyspell checks for comments in code
 (add-hook 'prog-mode-hook #'flyspell-prog-mode)