diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/ma/marwaita-icons/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ma/marwaita-icons/package.nix
index b8cd39c7150f..7debe1ed1568 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/ma/marwaita-icons/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/ma/marwaita-icons/package.nix
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@ stdenvNoCC.mkDerivation rec {
 
   dontDropIconThemeCache = true;
 
+  # FIXME: https://github.com/darkomarko42/Marwaita-Icons/issues/3
+  dontCheckForBrokenSymlinks = true;
+
   installPhase = ''
     runHook preInstall