diff --git a/.spacemacs b/.spacemacs
index 83af1265cae4a2d8dc8acdea176cf5986cda4db1..7292dc71eacc807c5b5c3947feec16a558358b7c 100644
--- a/.spacemacs
+++ b/.spacemacs
@@ -590,6 +590,7 @@ before packages are loaded."
       org-agenda-todo-ignore-timestamp nil
       org-agenda-todo-ignore-with-date nil
       org-agenda-todo-list-sublevels t
+      org-enforce-todo-dependencies t
 ;     org-agenda-todo-ignore-scheduled 'future
 ;     org-agenda-block-separator nil
 ;     org-agenda-compact-blocks nil