diff --git a/autoload/airline/extensions.vim b/autoload/airline/extensions.vim
index 50c1c161..0e406547 100644
--- a/autoload/airline/extensions.vim
+++ b/autoload/airline/extensions.vim
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ function! airline#extensions#load()
   elseif (get(g:, 'airline#extensions#virtualenv#enabled', 1) && (exists(':VirtualEnvList')))
     call airline#extensions#virtualenv#init(s:ext)
     call add(s:loaded_ext, 'virtualenv')
-  elseif (isdirectory($VIRTUAL_ENV))
+  elseif (get(g:, 'airline#extensions#poetv#enabled', 1) && (isdirectory($VIRTUAL_ENV)))
     call airline#extensions#poetv#init(s:ext)
     call add(s:loaded_ext, 'poetv')
   endif