diff --git a/modules/home-manager/stylix.nix b/modules/home-manager/stylix.nix
index a5b85ec..9ec5995 100644
--- a/modules/home-manager/stylix.nix
+++ b/modules/home-manager/stylix.nix
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
       # the hand-built status line in tmux.nix uses ANSI color names, which
       # already follow the terminal palette
       tmux.enable = false;
+      # rofi isn't used, and the target still sets the renamed
+      # programs.rofi.font, which warns on every evaluation
+      rofi.enable = false;
     };
   };
 }
diff --git a/modules/nixos/noctalia-greeter.nix b/modules/nixos/noctalia-greeter.nix
index ec9c469..e1a6204 100644
--- a/modules/nixos/noctalia-greeter.nix
+++ b/modules/nixos/noctalia-greeter.nix
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
       user.default = "aaron";
       # same layout as niri, otherwise the password is typed on a us keymap
       keyboard.layout = "ch";
+      keyboard.variant = "de_nodeadkeys";
     };
   };
 }