diff --git a/init.el b/init.el
index 446a05a..72a14f3 100644
--- a/init.el
+++ b/init.el
@@ -41,6 +41,9 @@
 (when (version< emacs-version "24.1")
   (error "Prelude requires at least GNU Emacs 24.1, but you're running %s" emacs-version))
 
+;; Always load newest byte code
+(setq load-prefer-newer t)
+
 (defvar prelude-dir (file-name-directory load-file-name)
   "The root dir of the Emacs Prelude distribution.")
 (defvar prelude-core-dir (expand-file-name "core" prelude-dir)