diff --git a/overlays/emacs.nix b/overlays/emacs.nix
index c986f07cc..1e25d7ef2 100644
--- a/overlays/emacs.nix
+++ b/overlays/emacs.nix
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ let
       super.emacs
       ([
 
-        (drv: drv.override ({ srcRepo = true; } // args))
+        (drv: drv.override ({ srcRepo = true; withXwidgets = false; } // args))
 
         (
           drv: drv.overrideAttrs (