diff --git a/nix-shared/overlays/default.nix b/nix-shared/overlays/default.nix
index ada83472..bdc41bd0 100644
--- a/nix-shared/overlays/default.nix
+++ b/nix-shared/overlays/default.nix
@@ -88,6 +88,18 @@ in
       oldAttrs.preConfigure;
   });
 
+  vte = prev.vte.overrideAttrs (oldAttrs: {
+    # The termite compatibility patch in nixpkgs still uses a helper that VTE
+    # removed. VTE 0.84 builds as C++23 and already uses std::to_underlying.
+    postPatch = (oldAttrs.postPatch or "") + ''
+      if grep -q "vte::to_integral(vte::platform::ClipboardType::PRIMARY)" src/vtegtk.cc; then
+        substituteInPlace src/vtegtk.cc \
+          --replace-fail "vte::to_integral(vte::platform::ClipboardType::PRIMARY)" \
+                         "std::to_underlying(vte::platform::ClipboardType::PRIMARY)"
+      fi
+    '';
+  });
+
   # XXX: codex and claude-code are now provided by flakes in nix.nix
   # See the overlay at the end of nixpkgs.overlays in nix.nix
 
diff --git a/nixos/environment.nix b/nixos/environment.nix
index eb83f2c9..e2c0158c 100644
--- a/nixos/environment.nix
+++ b/nixos/environment.nix
@@ -84,7 +84,9 @@ in
       environment = {
         homeBinInPath = true;
         localBinInPath = true;
-        enableAllTerminfo = true;
+        # Installing every terminfo output pulls in obsolete terminal packages
+        # like termite, which can fail to build on current nixpkgs.
+        enableAllTerminfo = false;
         shellAliases =
           {
             df_ssh = "TERM=xterm-256color ssh -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no";