diff --git a/modules/home-manager/niri.nix b/modules/home-manager/niri.nix
index bee3dc7..e22d0c0 100644
--- a/modules/home-manager/niri.nix
+++ b/modules/home-manager/niri.nix
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ in
       input = {
         keyboard = {
           xkb.layout = "ch";
+          xkb.variant = "de_nodeadkeys";
           numlock = { };
         };
         mouse = {