diff --git a/config/doom/config.el b/config/doom/config.el
index fe2a9490..e42c1878 100644
--- a/config/doom/config.el
+++ b/config/doom/config.el
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@
          doom-modeline-minor-modes nil
          doom-modeline-window-width-limit 80
          doom-modeline-lsp t
-         doom-modeline-enable-word-count t
+         doom-modeline-enable-word-count t ; only in selection
          doom-modeline-buffer-file-name-style 'truncate-with-project
          ))