diff --git a/pkgs/applications/display-managers/sddm/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/display-managers/sddm/default.nix
index 23ba6006d737..902d0e38d62a 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/display-managers/sddm/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/display-managers/sddm/default.nix
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   lib,
   callPackage,
   runCommand,
-  layer-shell-qt,
+  layer-shell-qt ? null,
   qtwayland,
   wrapQtAppsHook,
   unwrapped ? callPackage ./unwrapped.nix { },