diff --git a/hosts/modules/gui/default.nix b/hosts/modules/gui/default.nix
index 276bca36..36c0fd94 100644
--- a/hosts/modules/gui/default.nix
+++ b/hosts/modules/gui/default.nix
@@ -134,6 +134,7 @@
   ];
 
   hardware.opengl = lib.mkIf config.sane.programs.guiApps.enabled ({
+    enable = true;
     driSupport = lib.mkDefault true;
   } // (lib.optionalAttrs pkgs.stdenv.isx86_64 {
     # for 32 bit applications
diff --git a/hosts/modules/gui/sxmo/default.nix b/hosts/modules/gui/sxmo/default.nix
index b8f6457e..1b321fc4 100644
--- a/hosts/modules/gui/sxmo/default.nix
+++ b/hosts/modules/gui/sxmo/default.nix
@@ -281,8 +281,6 @@ in
         security.doas.enable = true;
         security.doas.wheelNeedsPassword = false;
 
-        hardware.opengl.enable = true;
-
         # TODO: nerdfonts is 4GB. it accepts an option to ship only some fonts: probably want to use that.
         fonts.packages = [ pkgs.nerdfonts ];