diff --git a/hosts/FredOS-Macbook.nix b/hosts/FredOS-Macbook.nix
index c43a642..86015d9 100644
--- a/hosts/FredOS-Macbook.nix
+++ b/hosts/FredOS-Macbook.nix
@@ -39,11 +39,17 @@
       HandleLidSwitchExternalPower = "suspend";
     };
 
-    # Disable-while-typing daemon for the bcm5974 touchpad.
-    # Hyprland's built-in DWT doesn't work because the keyboard and
-    # touchpad share the same USB device, breaking libinput's pairing.
-    # A libinput quirk (AttrKeyboardIntegration=internal) was tried but
-    # caused libinput to permanently inhibit the touchpad.
+    # systemd's hwdb tags USB touchpads external (no Apple exception
+    # upstream), so libinput refuses to offer DWT on the bcm5974
+    # (ID_INPUT_TOUCHPAD_INTEGRATION=external). Force internal so
+    # libinput's native DWT pairing with the internal keyboard works.
+    services.udev.extraHwdb = ''
+      touchpad:usb:v05acp0291:*
+       ID_INPUT_TOUCHPAD_INTEGRATION=internal
+    '';
+
+    # Fallback DWT daemon for the bcm5974 touchpad.
+    # TODO: remove once native libinput DWT (hwdb fix above) is verified.
     systemd.services.macbook-dwt = {
       description = "Disable touchpad while typing (bcm5974)";
       after = [ "systemd-udevd.service" ];