diff --git a/lib/mkFlake/default.nix b/lib/mkFlake/default.nix
index cd8d0377..45d99bd2 100644
--- a/lib/mkFlake/default.nix
+++ b/lib/mkFlake/default.nix
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ _: { self, inputs, ... } @ args:
 let
 
   config = lib.mkFlake.evalArgs {
-    args = lib.mkMerge [ args { _module.check = false; } ];
+    inherit args;
   };
 
   cfg = config.config;
diff --git a/lib/mkFlake/evalArgs.nix b/lib/mkFlake/evalArgs.nix
index 5884dcfb..1a15dc8e 100644
--- a/lib/mkFlake/evalArgs.nix
+++ b/lib/mkFlake/evalArgs.nix
@@ -187,6 +187,10 @@ let
       };
     in
     {
+      # this does not get propagated to submodules
+      # to allow passing flake outputs directly to mkFlake
+      config._module.check = false;
+
       options = with types; {
         self = mkOption {
           type = flakeType;