diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
index 1dd7176..6fae284 100644
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -11,18 +11,23 @@
         version = "0.1";
         src = self;
         nativeBuildInputs = [zig.hook];
-        buildInputs = [libevdev];
+        buildInputs = [libevdev pkg-config];
+        buildPhase = ''
+          NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE="-isystem $(pkg-config --variable=includedir libevdev)/libevdev-1.0 $NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE"
+        '';
       };
 
     devShells.x86_64-linux.default = with import nixpkgs {system = "x86_64-linux";};
       mkShell {
+        nativeBuildInputs = [zig];
         buildInputs = [
           libevdev
-          zig
+          pkg-config
         ];
 
         shellHook = ''
-          echo "happy hacking!"
+          NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE="-isystem $(pkg-config --variable=includedir libevdev)/libevdev-1.0 $NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE"
+                 echo "happy hacking!"
         '';
       };
   };