diff --git a/hosts/by-name/moby/polyfill.nix b/hosts/by-name/moby/polyfill.nix
index 4994f13db..0cdc5f8a9 100644
--- a/hosts/by-name/moby/polyfill.nix
+++ b/hosts/by-name/moby/polyfill.nix
@@ -170,6 +170,7 @@ in
       postPatch = (base.postPatch or "") + ''
         # don't enable gestures at launch
         # sed -i '/superctl start sxmo_hook_lisgd/d' ./configs/default_hooks/sxmo_hook_start.sh
+        sed -i '1 a touch ~/.cache/sxmo/sxmo.nogesture' ./configs/default_hooks/sxmo_hook_start.sh
 
         cat <<EOF >> ./configs/default_hooks/sxmo_hook_start.sh
         # rotate UI based on physical display angle by default