diff --git a/init-package/init-flycheck-color-mode-line.el b/init-package/init-flycheck-color-mode-line.el
index 940dc06e2..66eebd249 100644
--- a/init-package/init-flycheck-color-mode-line.el
+++ b/init-package/init-flycheck-color-mode-line.el
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 (require 'flycheck-color-mode-line)
 
+(setq flycheck-check-syntax-automatically '(save mode-enabled))
+
 (eval-after-load "flycheck"
   '(add-hook 'flycheck-mode-hook 'flycheck-color-mode-line-mode))