diff --git a/init.org b/init.org
index 313b925..3da51e9 100644
--- a/init.org
+++ b/init.org
@@ -694,6 +694,10 @@ Also use =undo-fu=, which evil can use.
 
 ** Projectile
 #+begin_src emacs-lisp
+;; pre-load built-in project to avoid conflicts when other packages import it
+(use-package project
+  :straight (project :type built-in))
+
 (use-package projectile
   :straight t
   :defer t