diff --git a/settings/hyprland.nix b/settings/hyprland.nix
index 509038b..d8be720 100644
--- a/settings/hyprland.nix
+++ b/settings/hyprland.nix
@@ -108,6 +108,10 @@ in
         settings = {
           # monitor is set per-host in hosts/FredOS-{Gaming,Macbook}.nix
           env = [
+            # Clear the LD_PRELOAD set by the start-hyprland wrapper so it
+            # doesn't leak into child processes (Steam, games, etc.).
+            "LD_PRELOAD,"
+
             # Keep these in sync with stylix.cursor in settings/stylix.nix.
             "XCURSOR_THEME,Bibata-Modern-Ice"
             "XCURSOR_SIZE,24"