diff --git a/lisp/progmodes/project.el b/lisp/progmodes/project.el
index b9b2f84a824..35840024326 100644
--- a/lisp/progmodes/project.el
+++ b/lisp/progmodes/project.el
@@ -179,7 +179,8 @@
 (require 'seq)
 (require 'generator)
 (eval-when-compile (require 'subr-x))
- (defgroup project nil
+
+(defgroup project nil
   "Operations on the current project."
   :version "28.1"
   :group 'tools)