diff --git a/modules/lang/zig/config.el b/modules/lang/zig/config.el
index 733223254..eaa0a08ac 100644
--- a/modules/lang/zig/config.el
+++ b/modules/lang/zig/config.el
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 (use-package! zig-mode
   :hook (zig-mode . rainbow-delimiters-mode)
   :config
-  (setq zig-format-on-save (featurep! :editor format +onsave))
+  (setq zig-format-on-save nil) ; rely on :editor format instead
 
   (when (featurep! +lsp)
     (add-hook 'zig-mode-local-vars-hook #'lsp!))