diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 48f49014..19d1b166 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -63,9 +63,9 @@ PKG_CONFIG_PATH="/usr/local/opt/ncurses/lib/pkgconfig" sh build-osx.sh curses
 
 ### Nix
 
-There is darwin.nix provided in this repo, you can install bemenu with it by running
+There is default.nix provided in this repo, you can install bemenu with it by running
 ```sh
-nix-env -i -f darwin.nix
+nix-env -i -f default.nix
 ```
 
 This installs only the curses backend.
diff --git a/darwin.nix b/default.nix
similarity index 51%
rename from darwin.nix
rename to default.nix
index 9b1f2832..e8532389 100644
--- a/darwin.nix
+++ b/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ pkgs ? import <nixpkgs> {} }:
+{ pkgs ? import <nixpkgs> {}, lib ? pkgs.lib, stdenv ? pkgs.stdenv }:
 
 let
   src = pkgs.copyPathToStore ./.;
@@ -6,23 +6,44 @@ let
   revision = builtins.readFile (pkgs.runCommand "get-rev" {
     nativeBuildInputs = with pkgs; [ git ];
   } "GIT_DIR=${src}/.git git rev-parse --short HEAD | tr -d '\n' > $out");
-in pkgs.stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+in stdenv.mkDerivation {
   inherit src;
   pname = "bemenu";
   version = "${semver}${revision}";
-  nativeBuildInputs = with pkgs; [ pkg-config scdoc ];
-  buildInputs = with pkgs; [ ncurses ];
 
-  postPatch = ''
+  strictDeps = true;
+  nativeBuildInputs = with pkgs; [
+    pkg-config
+    scdoc
+  ] ++ lib.optionals (stdenv.isLinux) [
+    wayland-scanner
+  ];
+
+  buildInputs = with pkgs; [
+    ncurses
+  ] ++ lib.optionals (stdenv.isLinux) [
+    cairo
+    fribidi
+    harfbuzz
+    libxkbcommon
+    pango
+    # Wayland
+    wayland wayland-protocols
+    # X11
+    xorg.libX11 xorg.libXinerama xorg.libXft
+    xorg.libXdmcp xorg.libpthreadstubs xorg.libxcb
+  ];
+
+  postPatch = "" + lib.optionalString (stdenv.isDarwin) ''
     substituteInPlace GNUmakefile --replace '-soname' '-install_name'
   '';
 
-  makeFlags = ["PREFIX=$(out)"];
-  buildFlags = ["PREFIX=$(out)" "clients" "curses"];
+  makeFlags = [ "PREFIX=$(out)" ];
+  buildFlags = [ "PREFIX=$(out)" "clients" "curses" ] ++ lib.optionals (stdenv.isLinux) [ "wayland" "x11" ];
 
   # https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/blob/master/pkgs/build-support/setup-hooks/fix-darwin-dylib-names.sh
   # ^ does not handle .so files
-  postInstall = ''
+  postInstall = "" + lib.optionalString (stdenv.isDarwin) ''
     so="$(find "$out/lib" -name "libbemenu.so.[0-9]" -print -quit)"
     for f in "$out/bin/"*; do
         install_name_tool -change "$(basename $so)" "$so" $f
@@ -33,6 +54,6 @@ in pkgs.stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     homepage = "https://github.com/Cloudef/bemenu";
     description = "Dynamic menu library and client program inspired by dmenu";
     license = licenses.gpl3Plus;
-    platforms = with platforms; darwin;
+    platforms = with platforms; darwin ++ linux;
   };
 }