diff --git a/build.zig b/build.zig
index 89a25b2..40d8f6f 100644
--- a/build.zig
+++ b/build.zig
@@ -15,10 +15,27 @@ pub fn build(b: *std.build.Builder) void {
     exe.setTarget(target);
     exe.setBuildMode(mode);
     if (std.builtin.os.tag == .linux) {
+        // LibX11 1.7.2: https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libx11/-/archive/libX11-1.7.2/libx11-libX11-1.7.2.tar.gz
+        // LibXfixes 5.0.3: https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libxfixes/-/archive/libXfixes-5.0.3/libxfixes-libXfixes-5.0.3.tar.gz
+        // XOrg Proto: https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/proto/xorgproto/-/archive/xorgproto-2021.5/xorgproto-xorgproto-2021.5.tar.gz
+        // We can download the above by taking each url and processing in a
+        // command e.g.:
+        // curl <url> | tar xz --wildcards '*.h'
         exe.linkLibC();
-        exe.addIncludeDir("/usr/include/");
-        exe.linkSystemLibrary("X11");
-        exe.linkSystemLibrary("Xfixes");
+        exe.addIncludeDir("libx11-libX11-1.7.2/include");
+        exe.addIncludeDir("libxfixes-libXfixes-5.0.3/include");
+        exe.addIncludeDir("xorgproto-xorgproto-2021.5/include");
+
+        // More than a little messy. We're grabbing libX11 and libXfixes from
+        // the host, while using downloaded headers. This assumes debian
+        // bullseye host, and also means you can't cross-compile from Windows.
+        // TODO: Make this better
+        const dependent_objects = .{
+            "/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libX11.so.6",
+            "/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libXfixes.so.3",
+        };
+        inline for (dependent_objects) |obj|
+            exe.addObjectFile(obj);
     }
     if (std.builtin.os.tag == .windows) {
         // exe.linkLibC();