diff --git a/lisp/dom.el b/lisp/dom.el
index abd0556b422..d8436abc5fb 100644
--- a/lisp/dom.el
+++ b/lisp/dom.el
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 ;;; Code:
 
 (require 'cl-lib)
-(eval-when-compile (require 'subr-x))
+(require 'subr-x)
 
 (defsubst dom-tag (node)
   "Return the NODE tag."