diff --git a/build.zig b/build.zig
index 58ce683a6..9e15ab773 100644
--- a/build.zig
+++ b/build.zig
@@ -644,6 +644,22 @@ fn addDeps(
         return static_libs;
     }
 
+    // For dynamic linking, we prefer dynamic linking and to search by
+    // mode first. Mode first will search all paths for a dynamic library
+    // before falling back to static.
+    const dynamic_link_opts: std.build.Step.Compile.LinkSystemLibraryOptions = .{
+        .preferred_link_mode = .Dynamic,
+        .search_strategy = .mode_first,
+    };
+
+    // On Linux, we need to add a couple common library paths that aren't
+    // on the standard search list. i.e. GTK is often in /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu
+    // on x86_64.
+    if (step.target.isLinux()) {
+        const triple = try step.target.linuxTriple(b.allocator);
+        step.addLibraryPath(.{ .path = b.fmt("/usr/lib/{s}", .{triple}) });
+    }
+
     // If we're building a lib we have some different deps
     const lib = step.kind == .lib;
 
@@ -703,14 +719,16 @@ fn addDeps(
     // Dynamic link
     if (!static) {
         step.addIncludePath(.{ .path = freetype.include_path_self });
-        step.linkSystemLibrary("bzip2");
-        step.linkSystemLibrary("freetype2");
-        step.linkSystemLibrary("harfbuzz");
-        step.linkSystemLibrary("libpng");
-        step.linkSystemLibrary("pixman-1");
-        step.linkSystemLibrary("zlib");
+        step.linkSystemLibrary2("bzip2", dynamic_link_opts);
+        step.linkSystemLibrary2("freetype2", dynamic_link_opts);
+        step.linkSystemLibrary2("harfbuzz", dynamic_link_opts);
+        step.linkSystemLibrary2("libpng", dynamic_link_opts);
+        step.linkSystemLibrary2("pixman-1", dynamic_link_opts);
+        step.linkSystemLibrary2("zlib", dynamic_link_opts);
 
-        if (font_backend.hasFontconfig()) step.linkSystemLibrary("fontconfig");
+        if (font_backend.hasFontconfig()) {
+            step.linkSystemLibrary2("fontconfig", dynamic_link_opts);
+        }
     }
 
     // Other dependencies, we may dynamically link
@@ -800,14 +818,7 @@ fn addDeps(
 
         // When we're targeting flatpak we ALWAYS link GTK so we
         // get access to glib for dbus.
-        if (flatpak) {
-            step.linkSystemLibrary("gtk4");
-            switch (step.target.getCpuArch()) {
-                .aarch64 => step.addLibraryPath(.{ .path = "/usr/lib/aarch64-linux-gnu" }),
-                .x86_64 => step.addLibraryPath(.{ .path = "/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu" }),
-                else => @panic("unsupported flatpak target"),
-            }
-        }
+        if (flatpak) step.linkSystemLibrary2("gtk4", dynamic_link_opts);
 
         switch (app_runtime) {
             .none => {},
@@ -834,7 +845,7 @@ fn addDeps(
                 };
                 try glfw.link(b, step, glfw_opts);
 
-                step.linkSystemLibrary("gtk4");
+                step.linkSystemLibrary2("gtk4", dynamic_link_opts);
             },
         }
     }
diff --git a/flake.lock b/flake.lock
index 3c2350a0f..cb4b30c43 100644
--- a/flake.lock
+++ b/flake.lock
@@ -126,11 +126,11 @@
         "nixpkgs": "nixpkgs_2"
       },
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1690978078,
-        "narHash": "sha256-+S9s6sjOGuGCtA9njTdduJ7KjZm2tskxKhwGRKBK/xM=",
+        "lastModified": 1691410097,
+        "narHash": "sha256-HoZ/JwddeysSKNYr7h3AqReCMXPcqgqW/eBVOekxhFM=",
         "owner": "mitchellh",
         "repo": "zig-overlay",
-        "rev": "c9f51464f2c2c9c75f3d7fdc58c157d252545dec",
+        "rev": "9eda53e9001c54c810e24efe256c28d57a75d20d",
         "type": "github"
       },
       "original": {
diff --git a/nix/devshell.nix b/nix/devshell.nix
index b44a54f1d..f146eb3aa 100644
--- a/nix/devshell.nix
+++ b/nix/devshell.nix
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@
 , harfbuzz
 , libpng
 , libGL
-, libuv
 , libX11
 , libXcursor
 , libXext
@@ -51,7 +50,6 @@ let
     freetype
     harfbuzz
     libpng
-    libuv
     zlib
 
     libX11
@@ -105,7 +103,6 @@ in mkShell rec {
     freetype
     harfbuzz
     libpng
-    libuv
     pixman
     zlib