diff --git a/README.org b/README.org
index 1372e8b..1a00167 100644
--- a/README.org
+++ b/README.org
@@ -239,7 +239,10 @@ Emacs' default user interface is horrendous, but with less than 10 lines of code
 #+begin_src emacs-lisp
 (setq inhibit-startup-message t)
 (global-prettify-symbols-mode)
-(scroll-bar-mode -1)
+
+(when (< emacs-major-version 27)
+ (scroll-bar-mode -1))
+
 (menu-bar-mode -1)
 (tool-bar-mode -1)
 (tooltip-mode -1)
diff --git a/modules/core.el b/modules/core.el
index 2b50e54..9eef6af 100644
--- a/modules/core.el
+++ b/modules/core.el
@@ -25,7 +25,10 @@
 
 (setq inhibit-startup-message t)
 (global-prettify-symbols-mode)
-(scroll-bar-mode -1)
+
+(when (< emacs-major-version 27)
+ (scroll-bar-mode -1))
+
 (menu-bar-mode -1)
 (tool-bar-mode -1)
 (tooltip-mode -1)