diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/sy/syntax/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/sy/syntax/package.nix
index 8dffc4b6ed9e..9ba12dfae705 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/sy/syntax/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/sy/syntax/package.nix
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ buildNpmPackage rec {
 
   npmDepsHash = "sha256-jZwbRGGg4tek6Jr+V7/SceJlsbIv7jFWQ+qa+fnChTw=";
 
+  dontCheckForBrokenSymlinks = true;
+
   passthru.updateScript = nix-update-script { };
 
   meta = with lib; {