diff --git a/init.el b/init.el
index e188779ebc..dacdadd2da 100644
--- a/init.el
+++ b/init.el
@@ -45,6 +45,11 @@
 ;; Allow users to provide an optional "init-preload-local.el"
 (require 'init-preload-local nil t)
 
+;; Work around an issue in Emacs 29 where this gets implicitly
+;; reinstalled via the rg -> transient dependency chain, but fails to
+;; reload cleanly, breaking first-time start-up
+(require-package 'seq "2.24")
+
 ;; Load configs for specific features and modes
 (require-package 'diminish)
 (maybe-require-package 'scratch)