diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index a8eaa48..191cdd4 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+build/
 absinthe
 xdg-shell-protocol.h
 wlr-layer-shell-unstable-v1-protocol.h
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 613fabb..bbad683 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,13 +1,28 @@
 include config.mk
 
-all: compile
+TARGET = absinthe
+
+SRC_FILES != find src/ -type f
+OBJ_FILES = $(SRC_FILES:src/%.c=build/%.o)
+
+all: $(TARGET)
 
 proto:
 	$(WAYLAND_SCANNER) server-header $(WAYLAND_PROTOCOLS)/stable/xdg-shell/xdg-shell.xml xdg-shell-protocol.h
 	$(WAYLAND_SCANNER) server-header ./protocols/wlr-layer-shell-unstable-v1.xml wlr-layer-shell-unstable-v1-protocol.h
 
-compile: proto
-	$(CC) -o absinthe src/* $(CFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS)
+$(OBJ_FILES):
+	mkdir -p $(@D)
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -o $@ -c $(@:build/%.o=src/%.c)
+
+$(TARGET): proto $(OBJ_FILES)
+	$(CC) -o absinthe $(OBJ_FILES) $(LDFLAGS)
+
+clean:
+	rm -rf build/
+	rm absinthe
+	rm xdg-shell-protocol.h
+	rm wlr-layer-shell-unstable-v1-protocol.h
 
 format:
 	find src/ -type f | xargs $(CLANG_FORMAT) -i
diff --git a/config.mk b/config.mk
index 1d6268e..c966052 100644
--- a/config.mk
+++ b/config.mk
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ DEVFLAGS = -g
 
 CPPFLAGS += $(XWAYLAND) -DWLR_USE_UNSTABLE -I. -I./include
 
-CFLAGS += -O2 -march=native -Wall -Wextra -Wpedantic
+CFLAGS += -O2 -march=native -Wall -Wextra
 CFLAGS += $(PKG_CFLAGS) $(WLR_CFLAGS)
 CFLAGS += $(CPPFLAGS)
 CFLAGS += $(DEVFLAGS)
diff --git a/src/toplevel.c b/src/toplevel.c
index acbc3ff..cc97d7e 100644
--- a/src/toplevel.c
+++ b/src/toplevel.c
@@ -21,12 +21,13 @@ toplevel_at(absn_server *server, double lx, double ly,
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
+	struct wlr_scene_buffer *scene_buffer = NULL;
+	struct wlr_scene_surface *scene_surface = NULL;
+
 	switch (node->type) {
 	case WLR_SCENE_NODE_BUFFER:
-		struct wlr_scene_buffer *scene_buffer =
-		    wlr_scene_buffer_from_node(node);
-		struct wlr_scene_surface *scene_surface =
-		    wlr_scene_surface_try_from_buffer(scene_buffer);
+		scene_buffer = wlr_scene_buffer_from_node(node);
+		scene_surface = wlr_scene_surface_try_from_buffer(scene_buffer);
 		if (!scene_surface) {
 			return NULL;
 		}