diff --git a/tests/modules/services/sxhkd/configuration.nix b/tests/modules/services/sxhkd/configuration.nix
index 992c4b18a..3c9d8b52b 100644
--- a/tests/modules/services/sxhkd/configuration.nix
+++ b/tests/modules/services/sxhkd/configuration.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ config, ... }: {
+{ config, pkgs, ... }: {
   config = {
     services.sxhkd = {
       enable = true;
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@
       '';
     };
 
+    nixpkgs.overlays =
+      [ (self: super: { sxhkd = pkgs.writeScriptBin "dummy-sxhkd" ""; }) ];
+
     nmt.script = ''
       local sxhkdrc=home-files/.config/sxhkd/sxhkdrc