diff --git a/init.el b/init.el
index fdda13b..9c912c8 100644
--- a/init.el
+++ b/init.el
@@ -1013,9 +1013,10 @@
 
 (global-hl-line-mode)
 
-(defun my-relative-linenum ()
+(defun my-relative-linenum (&optional toggle)
   "Simply enables relative line numbers."
-  (setq display-line-numbers 'relative))
+  (interactive "p")
+  (setq display-line-numbers (if (and toggle display-line-numbers) nil 'relative)))
 (dolist (hook '(prog-mode-hook
                 conf-mode-hook))
   (add-hook hook #'my-relative-linenum))