diff --git a/modules/nixos/desktop/sway/default.nix b/modules/nixos/desktop/sway/default.nix
index 1a11147..d7a71d0 100644
--- a/modules/nixos/desktop/sway/default.nix
+++ b/modules/nixos/desktop/sway/default.nix
@@ -75,6 +75,9 @@ in {
     };
     aa.home.extraOptions = {
       wayland.windowManager.sway = {
+        # WORKAROUND: https://github.com/nix-community/home-manager/issues/5311
+        checkConfig = false;
+
         enable = true;
         swaynag.enable = true;
         wrapperFeatures.gtk = true; # so that gtk works properly