diff --git a/hosts/modules/gui/sway/default.nix b/hosts/modules/gui/sway/default.nix
index 9e30be96..fbc58bda 100644
--- a/hosts/modules/gui/sway/default.nix
+++ b/hosts/modules/gui/sway/default.nix
@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@ in
           "blueberry"  # GUI bluetooth manager
           "brightnessctl"
           "conky"  # for a nice background
+          "fontconfig"
           "fuzzel"
           # "gnome.gnome-bluetooth"  # XXX(2023/05/14): broken
           # "gnome.gnome-control-center"  # XXX(2023/06/28): depends on webkitgtk4_1
@@ -186,7 +187,6 @@ in
     }
 
     (lib.mkIf cfg.enable {
-      sane.programs.fontconfig.enableFor.system = true;
       sane.programs.sway.enableFor.user.colin = true;
 
       sane.gui.gtk.enable = lib.mkDefault true;