diff --git a/src/alire/alire-config-edit-early_load.adb b/src/alire/alire-config-edit-early_load.adb
index 039df26f0..e0df70e51 100644
--- a/src/alire/alire-config-edit-early_load.adb
+++ b/src/alire/alire-config-edit-early_load.adb
@@ -9,4 +9,6 @@ package body Alire.Config.Edit.Early_Load is
       Alire.Config.Edit.Load_Config;
    end Load_Config;
 
+begin
+   Load_Config;
 end Alire.Config.Edit.Early_Load;
diff --git a/src/alire/alire-config-edit-early_load.ads b/src/alire/alire-config-edit-early_load.ads
index fbb8af507..73656602e 100644
--- a/src/alire/alire-config-edit-early_load.ads
+++ b/src/alire/alire-config-edit-early_load.ads
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package Alire.Config.Edit.Early_Load is
+package Alire.Config.Edit.Early_Load with Elaborate_Body is
 
    procedure Load_Config;
    --  For internal use of Alire_Early_Elaboration, DO NOT CALL otherwise.
diff --git a/src/alire/os_windows/alire-config-builtins-windows.ads b/src/alire/os_windows/alire-config-builtins-windows.ads
index 1cde220ff..ef3d2b422 100644
--- a/src/alire/os_windows/alire-config-builtins-windows.ads
+++ b/src/alire/os_windows/alire-config-builtins-windows.ads
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-with Alire.Config.Edit;
+--  Ensure config is loaded for some defaults below
+with Alire.Config.Edit.Early_Load;
+pragma Unreferenced (Alire.Config.Edit.Early_Load);
 
 package Alire.Config.Builtins.Windows is