diff --git a/init.lua b/init.lua
index 88658ef3..22dbe7d8 100644
--- a/init.lua
+++ b/init.lua
@@ -207,10 +207,16 @@ vim.api.nvim_create_autocmd('TextYankPost', {
 -- [[ Install `lazy.nvim` plugin manager ]]
 --    See `:help lazy.nvim.txt` or https://github.com/folke/lazy.nvim for more info
 local lazypath = vim.fn.stdpath 'data' .. '/lazy/lazy.nvim'
-if not vim.loop.fs_stat(lazypath) then
-  local lazyrepo = 'https://github.com/folke/lazy.nvim.git'
-  vim.fn.system { 'git', 'clone', '--filter=blob:none', '--branch=stable', lazyrepo, lazypath }
-end ---@diagnostic disable-next-line: undefined-field
+if not (vim.uv or vim.loop).fs_stat(lazypath) then
+  vim.fn.system {
+    'git',
+    'clone',
+    '--filter=blob:none',
+    'https://github.com/folke/lazy.nvim.git',
+    '--branch=stable', -- latest stable release
+    lazypath,
+  }
+end
 vim.opt.rtp:prepend(lazypath)
 
 -- [[ Configure and install plugins ]]