diff --git a/src/strategies/completion.zsh b/src/strategies/completion.zsh
index 6517444..c8b176b 100644
--- a/src/strategies/completion.zsh
+++ b/src/strategies/completion.zsh
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@
 _zsh_autosuggest_capture_setup() {
 	zmodload zsh/zutil # For `zparseopts`
 
+	autoload compinit && compinit
+
 	# There is a bug in zpty module (fixed in zsh/master) by which a
 	# zpty that exits will kill all zpty processes that were forked
 	# before it. Here we set up a zsh exit hook to SIGKILL the zpty
diff --git a/zsh-autosuggestions.zsh b/zsh-autosuggestions.zsh
index 644bacf..756cfbc 100644
--- a/zsh-autosuggestions.zsh
+++ b/zsh-autosuggestions.zsh
@@ -506,6 +506,8 @@ zle -N autosuggest-toggle _zsh_autosuggest_widget_toggle
 _zsh_autosuggest_capture_setup() {
 	zmodload zsh/zutil # For `zparseopts`
 
+	autoload compinit && compinit
+
 	# There is a bug in zpty module (fixed in zsh/master) by which a
 	# zpty that exits will kill all zpty processes that were forked
 	# before it. Here we set up a zsh exit hook to SIGKILL the zpty