diff --git a/plugins/aws/aws.plugin.zsh b/plugins/aws/aws.plugin.zsh
index 0c43031df..c2fa11918 100644
--- a/plugins/aws/aws.plugin.zsh
+++ b/plugins/aws/aws.plugin.zsh
@@ -296,6 +296,7 @@ fi
 # AWS CLI v2 comes with its own autocompletion. Check if that is there, otherwise fall back
 if command -v aws_completer &> /dev/null; then
   autoload -Uz bashcompinit && bashcompinit
+  autoload -Uz compinit && compinit
   complete -C aws_completer aws
 else
   function _awscli-homebrew-installed() {