diff --git a/pkgs/servers/x11/xorg/overrides.nix b/pkgs/servers/x11/xorg/overrides.nix
index c87acfee43a..8d681744131 100644
--- a/pkgs/servers/x11/xorg/overrides.nix
+++ b/pkgs/servers/x11/xorg/overrides.nix
@@ -459,8 +459,7 @@ in
           "--enable-glamor"
         ];
         postInstall = ''
-          rm -fr $out/share/X11/xkb/compiled
-          ln -s /var/tmp $out/share/X11/xkb/compiled
+          rm -fr $out/share/X11/xkb/compiled # otherwise X will try to write in it
           wrapProgram $out/bin/Xephyr \
             --add-flags "-xkbdir ${xorg.xkeyboardconfig}/share/X11/xkb"
           wrapProgram $out/bin/Xvfb \
@@ -510,7 +509,6 @@ in
         '';
         postInstall = ''
           rm -fr $out/share/X11/xkb/compiled
-          ln -s /var/tmp $out/share/X11/xkb/compiled
 
           cp -rT ${darwinOtherX}/bin $out/bin
           rm -f $out/bin/X
diff --git a/pkgs/servers/x11/xorg/xwayland.nix b/pkgs/servers/x11/xorg/xwayland.nix
index 729fcc2e344..ee4b5695c7c 100644
--- a/pkgs/servers/x11/xorg/xwayland.nix
+++ b/pkgs/servers/x11/xorg/xwayland.nix
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ overrideDerivation xorgserver (oldAttrs: {
 
   postInstall = ''
     rm -fr $out/share/X11/xkb/compiled
-    ln -s /var/tmp $out/share/X11/xkb/compiled
   '';
 
 }) // {