diff --git a/emacs.el b/emacs.el
index c5d45b4..df252d4 100644
--- a/emacs.el
+++ b/emacs.el
@@ -2369,9 +2369,10 @@ Any output will be written to current buffer."
                                                                      ""
                                                                      s))))))
 
-  (defvar ivy-minibuffer-map)
-  (define-key ivy-minibuffer-map (kbd "C-u")
-    (lambda () (interactive) (delete-region (point-at-bol) (point))))
+  (with-eval-after-load 'ivy
+    (defvar ivy-minibuffer-map)
+    (define-key ivy-minibuffer-map (kbd "C-u")
+      (lambda () (interactive) (delete-region (point-at-bol) (point)))))
   (define-key esc-map "x" 'counsel-M-x)
   ;; (counsel-mode 1)
   ;; counsel-fzf executes fzf -f QUERY for each input