diff --git a/core/templates/.spacemacs.template b/core/templates/.spacemacs.template
index 8beeb5614..d3d624a5a 100644
--- a/core/templates/.spacemacs.template
+++ b/core/templates/.spacemacs.template
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-;; -*- lexical-binding: t -*-
-;; -*- mode: emacs-lisp -*-
+;; -*- mode: emacs-lisp; lexical-binding: t -*-
 ;; This file is loaded by Spacemacs at startup.
 ;; It must be stored in your home directory.