diff --git a/pkgs/servers/x11/xorg/xwayland.nix b/pkgs/servers/x11/xorg/xwayland.nix
index 28463dc6163c..6de53faf7710 100644
--- a/pkgs/servers/x11/xorg/xwayland.nix
+++ b/pkgs/servers/x11/xorg/xwayland.nix
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ overrideDerivation xorgserver (oldAttrs: {
     "--disable-xnest"
     "--disable-xquartz"
     "--disable-xwin"
+    "--enable-glamor"
     "--with-default-font-path="
     "--with-xkb-bin-directory=${xkbcomp}/bin"
     "--with-xkb-path=${xkeyboard_config}/etc/X11/xkb"