diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/kde5.nix b/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/kde5.nix
index 312e4d72585b..f94e1b6559ab 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/kde5.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/kde5.nix
@@ -54,12 +54,16 @@ in
         owner = "root";
         setuid = true;
       }
+      # ttuegel: Disabled until I can figure out how to propagate the
+      # necessary environment variables.
+      /*
       {
         program = "start_kdeinit_wrapper";
         source = "${kde5.kinit.out}/lib/libexec/kf5/start_kdeinit_wrapper";
         owner = "root";
         setuid = true;
       }
+      */
     ];
 
     environment.systemPackages =