diff --git a/init.el b/init.el
index ccdd3722..84c47a3c 100644
--- a/init.el
+++ b/init.el
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ Set to stable melpa.org if you want stable.")
     (unless (or (member (file-name-as-directory pkg-dir) load-path)
                 (member (directory-file-name pkg-dir) load-path))
       (message "*** Adding: %s" pkg-dir)
-      (push pkg-dir load-path))))
+      (add-to-list 'load-path pkg-dir))))
 (cond
  ((fboundp 'package--reload-previously-loaded) ;; Since Emacs-29
   (advice-add 'package--reload-previously-loaded