diff --git a/build.zig b/build.zig
index c788e6e2e..fb4279c5e 100644
--- a/build.zig
+++ b/build.zig
@@ -264,6 +264,7 @@ fn addDeps(
         step.linkSystemLibrary("harfbuzz");
         step.linkSystemLibrary("libpng");
         step.linkSystemLibrary("libuv");
+        step.linkSystemLibrary("pixman-1");
         step.linkSystemLibrary("zlib");
 
         if (enable_fontconfig) step.linkSystemLibrary("fontconfig");
diff --git a/nix/devshell.nix b/nix/devshell.nix
index ea35aa601..3fe3ff966 100644
--- a/nix/devshell.nix
+++ b/nix/devshell.nix
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 , libXi
 , libXinerama
 , libXrandr
+, pixman
 , zlib
 }:
 let
@@ -87,6 +88,7 @@ in mkShell rec {
     harfbuzz
     libpng
     libuv
+    pixman
     zlib
 
     libX11