diff --git a/configuration.org b/configuration.org
index d1a060c9e0ffcd23db9a6a5275acdc0775c4972e..af7a64464e4627d5191deea608a087931c38798b 100644
--- a/configuration.org
+++ b/configuration.org
@@ -246,8 +246,8 @@ Some of my configuration entries where borrowed from other people, see
 ;; This is useful when I stream or do lecture where I need to increase
 ;; font.  As linum does not change the width of the window it uses,
 ;; things gets messy if the line number font increases
-(set-face-attribute 'linum nil :height 110)
 (global-linum-mode t)
+(set-face-attribute 'linum nil :height 110)
 
 ;; Show matching parenthesis
 (show-paren-mode t)