1 files changed, 2 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/nixpkgs/pkgs/applications/window-managers/sway/lock.nix b/nixpkgs/pkgs/applications/window-managers/sway/lock.nix
index dcff3a5c47f6..7cbba5e981bf 100644
--- a/nixpkgs/pkgs/applications/window-managers/sway/lock.nix
+++ b/nixpkgs/pkgs/applications/window-managers/sway/lock.nix
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     description = "Screen locker for Wayland";
     longDescription = ''
       swaylock is a screen locking utility for Wayland compositors.
+      Important note: If you don't use the Sway module (programs.sway.enable)
+      you need to set "security.pam.services.swaylock = {};" manually.
     '';
     inherit (src.meta) homepage;
     license = licenses.mit;