diff --git a/modules/home/niri/config.kdl b/modules/home/niri/config.kdl
index 1dd1845..6b12319 100644
--- a/modules/home/niri/config.kdl
+++ b/modules/home/niri/config.kdl
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 environment {
     QT_QPA_PLATFORM "wayland"
     NIXOS_OZONE_WL "1"
+    SDL_VIDEODRIVER "wayland"
     JAVA_TOOL_OPTIONS "-Dsun.java2d.uiScale=2 -Dsun.awt.xembedserver=true"
     _JAVA_AWT_WM_NONREPARENTING "1" // xwayland-satellite blank screens
 }
diff --git a/modules/home/niri/default.nix b/modules/home/niri/default.nix
index 997b37f..d0fa813 100644
--- a/modules/home/niri/default.nix
+++ b/modules/home/niri/default.nix
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
     xdg.portal.extraPortals = with pkgs; [
       xdg-desktop-portal-gnome
     ];
-    home.sessionVariables.SDL_VIDEODRIVER = "wayland";
     home.packages = with pkgs; [
       xwayland-satellite
       nautilus