diff --git a/src/config/mod.rs b/src/config/mod.rs
index e6ff206cb2..be679f19e1 100644
--- a/src/config/mod.rs
+++ b/src/config/mod.rs
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ pub mod user;
 pub struct Config {
     #[serde(default)]
     pub include: Vec<PathBuf>,
+    #[serde(default)]
     pub general: general::GeneralConfig,
     #[serde(default)]
     pub packages: BTreeMap<String, package::PackageConfig>,