diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
index 72ef444e..073db093 100644
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -140,6 +140,7 @@
       overlays = [
         self.overlays.pyronet-packages
         self.overlays.nix-index
+        self.overlays.openssh-fixperms
         # self.overlays.linux-firmware
         inputs.golink.overlays.default
       ];
diff --git a/modules/home/programs/zed-editor/default.nix b/modules/home/programs/zed-editor/default.nix
index 33cea993..d07bedb3 100644
--- a/modules/home/programs/zed-editor/default.nix
+++ b/modules/home/programs/zed-editor/default.nix
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ in
     package = pkgs.zed-editor.fhsWithPackages (pkgs: [
       pkgs.zlib
       pkgs.openssl
+      pkgs.openssh-patched
     ]);
     userSettings = import ./settings.nix;
     extensions = [
diff --git a/overlays/openssh-fixperms/default.nix b/overlays/openssh-fixperms/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..63237342
--- /dev/null
+++ b/overlays/openssh-fixperms/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+_: final: prev: {
+  openssh-patched = prev.openssh.overrideAttrs (old: {
+    patches = (old.patches or [ ]) ++ [ ./permfix.patch ];
+    doCheck = false;
+  });
+}
diff --git a/overlays/openssh-fixperms/permfix.patch b/overlays/openssh-fixperms/permfix.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..07f44b4f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/overlays/openssh-fixperms/permfix.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+diff --git a/readconf.h b/readconf.h
+index ded13c9..94f489e 100644
+--- a/readconf.h
++++ b/readconf.h
+@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ typedef struct {
+ #define SESSION_TYPE_SUBSYSTEM	1
+ #define SESSION_TYPE_DEFAULT	2
+
+-#define SSHCONF_CHECKPERM	1  /* check permissions on config file */
++#define SSHCONF_CHECKPERM	0  /* check permissions on config file */
+ #define SSHCONF_USERCONF	2  /* user provided config file not system */
+ #define SSHCONF_FINAL		4  /* Final pass over config, after canon. */
+ #define SSHCONF_NEVERMATCH	8  /* Match/Host never matches; internal only */