diff --git a/src/DynamicPPL.jl b/src/DynamicPPL.jl
index 028b953f4..9e8d9511c 100644
--- a/src/DynamicPPL.jl
+++ b/src/DynamicPPL.jl
@@ -179,8 +179,8 @@ if !isdefined(Base, :get_extension)
     using Requires
 end
 
-function __init__()
-    @static if !isdefined(Base, :get_extension)
+@static if !isdefined(Base, :get_extension)
+    function __init__()
         @require MCMCChains = "c7f686f2-ff18-58e9-bc7b-31028e88f75d" include(
             "../ext/DynamicPPLMCMCChainsExt.jl"
         )