diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index c26363e..f600050 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 all: compile
 
 proto:
-	wayland-scanner server-header /usr/share/wayland-protocols/stable/xdg-shell/xdg-shell.xml xdg-shell-protocol.h
+	wayland-scanner server-header $(shell pkg-config --variable=pkgdatadir wayland-protocols)/stable/xdg-shell/xdg-shell.xml xdg-shell-protocol.h
 
 compile: proto
 	gcc -o absinthe src/* \
diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2a22f19
--- /dev/null
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+{
+  description = "Absinthe wayland compositor";
+
+  inputs = {
+    nixpkgs.url = "github:NixOS/nixpkgs/nixos-unstable";
+  };
+
+  outputs = { self, nixpkgs }:
+    let
+      system = "x86_64_linux";
+      pkgs = import nixpkgs { inherit system; };
+    in
+    {
+      devShells.${system}.default = pkgs.mkShell {
+        packages = with pkgs; [
+          pkg-config
+          gnumake
+          gcc
+          wayland
+          wayland-protocols
+          wayland-scanner
+          wlroots_0_19
+          pixman
+          libxkbcommon
+        ];
+      };
+    };
+}