diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7a11798..e6f0d64 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -160,6 +160,9 @@ Strongly recommend to use
 ;; Whether display minor modes or not. Non-nil to display in mode-line.
 (setq doom-modeline-minor-modes nil)
 
+;; If non-nil, a word count will be added to the selection-info modeline segment.
+(setq doom-modeline-enable-word-count nil)
+
 ;; Whether display perspective name or not. Non-nil to display in mode-line.
 (setq doom-modeline-persp-name t)
 
diff --git a/doom-modeline-core.el b/doom-modeline-core.el
index 82fc719..f272fcd 100644
--- a/doom-modeline-core.el
+++ b/doom-modeline-core.el
@@ -104,6 +104,9 @@ The icons may not be showed correctly in terminal and on Windows.")
 (defvar doom-modeline-minor-modes nil
   "Whether display minor modes or not. Non-nil to display in mode-line.")
 
+(defvar doom-modeline-enable-word-count nil
+  "If non-nil, a word count will be added to the selection-info modeline segment.")
+
 (defvar doom-modeline-persp-name t
   "Whether display perspective name or not. Non-nil to display in mode-line.")
 
diff --git a/doom-modeline-segments.el b/doom-modeline-segments.el
index 4341df3..6b3c7af 100644
--- a/doom-modeline-segments.el
+++ b/doom-modeline-segments.el
@@ -841,10 +841,6 @@ icons."
   (save-excursion (goto-char pos)
                   (current-column)))
 
-(defvar-local doom-modeline-enable-word-count nil
-  "If non-nil, a word count will be added to the selection-info modeline
-segment.")
-
 (doom-modeline-def-segment selection-info
   "Information about the current selection, such as how many characters and
 lines are selected, or the NxM dimensions of a block selection."