diff --git a/dashboard-widgets.el b/dashboard-widgets.el
index df5b8990..5e116806 100644
--- a/dashboard-widgets.el
+++ b/dashboard-widgets.el
@@ -393,6 +393,7 @@ date part is considered."
 
 (defun dashboard-insert-agenda (list-size)
   "Add the list of LIST-SIZE items of agenda."
+  (require 'org-agenda)
   (let ((agenda (dashboard-get-agenda)))
     (dashboard-insert-section
      (or (and (boundp 'show-week-agenda-p) show-week-agenda-p "Agenda for the coming week:")
@@ -401,9 +402,9 @@ date part is considered."
      list-size
      "a"
      `(lambda (&rest ignore)
-        (let ((buffer (find-file-other-window (nth 4 ,el))))
+        (let ((buffer (find-file-other-window (nth 4 ',el))))
           (with-current-buffer buffer
-            (goto-char (nth 3 ,el)))
+            (goto-char (nth 3 ',el)))
           (switch-to-buffer buffer)))
      (format "%s" (nth 0 el)))
     (and (not agenda)
diff --git a/dashboard.el b/dashboard.el
index 4ef94345..cbfd7648 100644
--- a/dashboard.el
+++ b/dashboard.el
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@
 
 (require 'bookmark)
 (require 'calendar)
-(require 'org-agenda)
 (require 'page-break-lines)
 (require 'recentf)
 (require 'register)