diff --git a/clearcase.el b/clearcase.el
index 9e52161..542ef8b 100644
--- a/clearcase.el
+++ b/clearcase.el
@@ -545,6 +545,9 @@ recommended to produce unified diffs, when your
 
 ;;{{{ Global variables
 
+(if (not (boundp 'directory-sep-char))
+    (setq directory-sep-char ?/))
+
 ;; Initialize clearcase-pname-sep-regexp according to
 ;; directory-sep-char.
 (defvar clearcase-pname-sep-regexp
@@ -7963,8 +7966,3 @@ This is enabled/disabled by clearcase-integrate/clearcase-unintegrate."
 (provide 'clearcase)
 
 ;;; clearcase.el ends here
-
-;; Local variables:
-;; folded-file: t
-;; clearcase-version-stamp-active: t
-;; End:
diff --git a/init.el b/init.el
index 8626007..5880958 100644
--- a/init.el
+++ b/init.el
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@
 (load "gobgen/gobgen.el")
 (load "toggle-window-split.el")
 (load "round-number-to-decimals.el")
+(load "clearcase.el")
 
 (add-hook 'c-mode-hook 'helm-gtags-mode)
 (add-hook 'c-mode-hook 'which-func-mode)