diff --git a/oni-flycheck.el b/oni-flycheck.el
index 6a6656f..3c7784b 100644
--- a/oni-flycheck.el
+++ b/oni-flycheck.el
@@ -50,6 +50,10 @@
 (when (not (eql system-type 'windows-nt))
   (setq flycheck-mode-line-prefix "✓"))
 
+(setq flycheck-emacs-args
+      (append '("--eval" "(package-initialize)")
+              flycheck-emacs-args))
+
 (add-hook 'flycheck-mode-hook 'flycheck-cask-setup)
 (add-hook 'flycheck-mode-hook 'flycheck-inline-mode)