diff --git a/modules/darwin/wm/yabai.nix b/modules/darwin/wm/yabai.nix
index 04e11489..6636ae63 100644
--- a/modules/darwin/wm/yabai.nix
+++ b/modules/darwin/wm/yabai.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 {
+  pkgs,
   config,
   lib,
   username,
@@ -9,7 +10,24 @@
 in {
   services.yabai = {
     enable = true;
-    package = pkgs-unstable.yabai;
+    # temporary workaround for https://github.com/ryan4yin/nix-config/issues/51
+    package = pkgs-unstable.yabai.overrideAttrs (oldAttrs: rec {
+      version = "6.0.7";
+      src =
+        if pkgs.stdenv.isAarch64
+        then
+          (pkgs.fetchzip {
+            url = "https://github.com/koekeishiya/yabai/releases/download/v${version}/yabai-v${version}.tar.gz";
+            hash = "sha256-hZMBXSCiTlx/37jt2yLquCQ8AZ2LS3heIFPKolLub1c=";
+          })
+        else
+          (pkgs.fetchFromGitHub {
+            owner = "koekeishiya";
+            repo = "yabai";
+            rev = "v${version}";
+            hash = "sha256-vWL2KA+Rhj78I2J1kGItJK+OdvhVo1ts0NoOHIK65Hg=";
+          });
+    });
 
     # Whether to enable yabai's scripting-addition.
     # SIP must be disabled for this to work.