diff --git a/dashboard.el b/dashboard.el
index 0df6f82d..56b64180 100644
--- a/dashboard.el
+++ b/dashboard.el
@@ -56,6 +56,8 @@
   (buffer-disable-undo)
   (whitespace-mode -1)
   (linum-mode -1)
+  (when (>= emacs-major-version 26)
+    (display-line-numbers-mode -1))
   (page-break-lines-mode 1)
   (setq inhibit-startup-screen t)
   (setq buffer-read-only t