diff --git a/core/templates/.spacemacs.template b/core/templates/.spacemacs.template
index 211d8d224..8beeb5614 100644
--- a/core/templates/.spacemacs.template
+++ b/core/templates/.spacemacs.template
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+;; -*- lexical-binding: t -*-
 ;; -*- mode: emacs-lisp -*-
 ;; This file is loaded by Spacemacs at startup.
 ;; It must be stored in your home directory.