diff --git a/lua/lazyvim/plugins/extras/lang/clangd.lua b/lua/lazyvim/plugins/extras/lang/clangd.lua
index e553136e..f3493ce1 100644
--- a/lua/lazyvim/plugins/extras/lang/clangd.lua
+++ b/lua/lazyvim/plugins/extras/lang/clangd.lua
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@ return {
 
   {
     "hrsh7th/nvim-cmp",
+    optional = true,
     opts = function(_, opts)
       table.insert(opts.sorting.comparators, 1, require("clangd_extensions.cmp_scores"))
     end,