diff --git a/.emacs.d/init.el b/.emacs.d/init.el
index d6550ce..8fdbedc 100644
--- a/.emacs.d/init.el
+++ b/.emacs.d/init.el
@@ -584,6 +584,7 @@ then it takes a second \\[keyboard-quit] to abort the minibuffer."
 
 (defun my/accent (arg)
   (interactive "P")
+  (require 'accent)
   (message "%s" arg)
   (let* ((after? (eq accent-position 'after))
          (char (if after? (char-after) (char-before)))
diff --git a/Emacs.org b/Emacs.org
index 2af8d7e..44d7e82 100644
--- a/Emacs.org
+++ b/Emacs.org
@@ -1051,6 +1051,7 @@ Input accented characters.
 
 (defun my/accent (arg)
   (interactive "P")
+  (require 'accent)
   (message "%s" arg)
   (let* ((after? (eq accent-position 'after))
          (char (if after? (char-after) (char-before)))