diff --git a/nix/steam_deck/configuration/home.nix b/nix/steam_deck/configuration/home.nix
index a1b64a0..5bd7353 100644
--- a/nix/steam_deck/configuration/home.nix
+++ b/nix/steam_deck/configuration/home.nix
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
     ./roles/2ship2harkinian
     ./roles/ares
     ./roles/dolphin
+    ./roles/dont_use_substituters
     ./roles/duckstation
     ./roles/global_options
     ./roles/graphics
diff --git a/nix/steam_deck/configuration/hosts/deck/default.nix b/nix/steam_deck/configuration/hosts/deck/default.nix
index 399945c..6902441 100644
--- a/nix/steam_deck/configuration/hosts/deck/default.nix
+++ b/nix/steam_deck/configuration/hosts/deck/default.nix
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
   config = {
     me.ares.enable = true;
     me.dolphin.enable = true;
+    me.dont_use_substituters.enable = true;
     me.duckstation.enable = true;
     me.graphical = true;
     me.optimizations.enable = true;
diff --git a/nix/steam_deck/configuration/roles/dont_use_substituters/default.nix b/nix/steam_deck/configuration/roles/dont_use_substituters/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5672b66
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nix/steam_deck/configuration/roles/dont_use_substituters/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+{
+  config,
+  lib,
+  pkgs,
+  ...
+}:
+
+{
+  imports = [ ];
+
+  options.me = {
+    dont_use_substituters.enable = lib.mkOption {
+      type = lib.types.bool;
+      default = false;
+      example = true;
+      description = "Whether we want to install dont_use_substituters.";
+    };
+  };
+
+  config = lib.mkIf config.me.dont_use_substituters.enable {
+    # Disable substituters to avoid risk of cache poisoning.
+    nix.extraOptions = ''
+      substitute = false
+    '';
+
+    nix.settings.substituters = lib.mkForce [ ];
+  };
+}