diff --git a/overlays/waybar.nix b/overlays/waybar.nix
index 075f5d3e..109c27c6 100644
--- a/overlays/waybar.nix
+++ b/overlays/waybar.nix
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 channels: final: prev: {
   waybar = channels.latest.waybar.overrideAttrs (oldAttrs: rec {
     inherit (prev.sources.waybar-nvfetcher) version src;
+    mesonFlags = oldAttrs.mesonFlags ++ ["-Dcava=disabled"];
   });
 }