diff --git a/modules/programs/hyprpanel.nix b/modules/programs/hyprpanel.nix
index a93f36685..30ac03221 100644
--- a/modules/programs/hyprpanel.nix
+++ b/modules/programs/hyprpanel.nix
@@ -91,7 +91,26 @@ in
 
     xdg.configFile.hyprpanel = lib.mkIf (cfg.settings != { }) {
       target = "hyprpanel/config.json";
-      source = jsonFormat.generate "hyprpanel-config" cfg.settings;
+      source = jsonFormat.generate "hyprpanel-config" (
+        if cfg.settings ? theme && cfg.settings.theme ? name then
+          lib.warn ''
+            `settings.theme.name` option has been removed, because the
+            hyprpanel module has been ported to downstream home-manager and
+            implementing it would require IFD
+            (https://nix.dev/manual/nix/2.26/language/import-from-derivation)
+
+            Replace it with:
+            ```nix
+            programs.hyprpanel = {
+              theme = {
+                # paste content of https://github.com/Jas-SinghFSU/HyprPanel/blob/2c0c66a/themes/${cfg.settings.theme.name}.json
+              };
+            };
+            ```
+          '' cfg.settings
+        else
+          cfg.settings
+      );
       # hyprpanel replaces it with the same file, but without new line in the end
       force = true;
     };