diff --git a/pkgs/servers/x11/xorg/default.nix b/pkgs/servers/x11/xorg/default.nix
index 07faa8d3cc7e..228c32a1fbb6 100644
--- a/pkgs/servers/x11/xorg/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/servers/x11/xorg/default.nix
@@ -2476,6 +2476,7 @@ let
     };
     nativeBuildInputs = [ pkgconfig ];
     buildInputs = [ libX11 xproto ];
+    configureFlags = [ "--with-xkb-rules-symlink=xorg" ];
     meta.platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.unix;
   }) // {inherit libX11 xproto ;};