diff --git a/.config/nvim/lua/my/plugins.lua b/.config/nvim/lua/my/plugins.lua
index 22af778..65f571a 100644
--- a/.config/nvim/lua/my/plugins.lua
+++ b/.config/nvim/lua/my/plugins.lua
@@ -42,7 +42,8 @@ require('packer').startup({ function(use)
     use { 'https://github.com/powerman/vim-plugin-AnsiEsc' }
     use {
         'https://github.com/lervag/vimtex',
-        tag = '*'
+        tag = '*',
+        cond = vim.fn.executable('xelatex') == 1
     }
 
     -- completion