diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/sw/swayfx-unwrapped/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/sw/swayfx-unwrapped/package.nix
index f771a0101e24..9e621c41ccaf 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/sw/swayfx-unwrapped/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/sw/swayfx-unwrapped/package.nix
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
   enableXWayland ? true,
   systemdSupport ? lib.meta.availableOn stdenv.hostPlatform systemd,
   trayEnabled ? systemdSupport,
+  fetchpatch2,
 }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
@@ -57,6 +58,12 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     [
       ./load-configuration-from-etc.patch
 
+      (fetchpatch2 {
+        # fix missing switch statement for newer libinput
+        url = "https://github.com/swaywm/sway/pull/8470.patch?full_index=1";
+        hash = "sha256-UTZ2DNEsGi5RYrgZThHkYz3AnnIl/KxieinA1WUZRq4=";
+      })
+
       (substituteAll {
         src = ./fix-paths.patch;
         inherit swaybg;