diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index a1c0d4bc72e4..0d3e4cca9a24 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -7224,9 +7224,7 @@ let
 
   hydrogen = callPackage ../applications/audio/hydrogen { };
 
-  i3 = callPackage ../applications/window-managers/i3 {
-    cairo = cairo.override { xcbSupport = true; };
-  };
+  i3 = callPackage ../applications/window-managers/i3 { };
 
   i3lock = callPackage ../applications/window-managers/i3/lock.nix {
     cairo = cairo.override { xcbSupport = true; };