diff --git a/overlays/default.nix b/overlays/default.nix
index 1279fe60..5097e2d3 100644
--- a/overlays/default.nix
+++ b/overlays/default.nix
@@ -21,9 +21,21 @@
     };
     dwm = prev.dwm.overrideAttrs (old: {
        src = ../config/dwm;
+       nativeBuildInputs = with pkgs; [ 
+        xorg.libX11.dev
+        xorg.libXft
+        imlib2
+        xorg.libXinerama
+      ];
     });
     dwmblocks = prev.dwm.overrideAttrs (old: {
        src = ../config/dwmblocks;
+       nativeBuildInputs = with pkgs; [ 
+          xorg.libX11.dev
+          xorg.libXft
+          imlib2
+          xorg.libXinerama
+      ];
     });
   };