diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index c1d0cd76..49297a20 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -37,6 +37,9 @@ target_link_libraries(Hyprland PkgConfig::deps)
 target_link_libraries(Hyprland
         wlroots
         pixman-1
+        OpenGL
+        GLESv2
+        pthread
         ${CMAKE_THREAD_LIBS_INIT}
 )
 
diff --git a/src/Compositor.cpp b/src/Compositor.cpp
index 4826d502..eab48614 100644
--- a/src/Compositor.cpp
+++ b/src/Compositor.cpp
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ CCompositor::CCompositor() {
     const auto DRMFD = wlr_backend_get_drm_fd(m_sWLRBackend);
     if (DRMFD < 0) {
         Debug::log(CRIT, "Couldn't query the DRM FD!");
+        RIP("DRMFD NULL!");
         return;
     }
 
@@ -41,6 +42,13 @@ CCompositor::CCompositor() {
         return;
     }
 
+    m_sWLREGL = wlr_gles2_renderer_get_egl(m_sWLRRenderer);
+
+    if (!m_sWLREGL) {
+        Debug::log(CRIT, "m_sWLREGL was NULL!");
+        RIP("m_sWLREGL NULL!");
+        return;
+    }
 
     m_sWLRCompositor = wlr_compositor_create(m_sWLDisplay, m_sWLRRenderer);
     m_sWLRSubCompositor = wlr_subcompositor_create(m_sWLDisplay);
diff --git a/src/Compositor.hpp b/src/Compositor.hpp
index 6f1c9ed6..fad078b4 100644
--- a/src/Compositor.hpp
+++ b/src/Compositor.hpp
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ public:
     wlr_scene*                       m_sWLRScene;
     wlr_input_inhibit_manager*       m_sWLRInhibitMgr;
     wlr_keyboard_shortcuts_inhibit_manager_v1* m_sWLRKbShInhibitMgr;
+    wlr_egl*                         m_sWLREGL;
     // ------------------------------------------------- //
 
 
diff --git a/src/includes.hpp b/src/includes.hpp
index 8d52078b..6b8c723b 100644
--- a/src/includes.hpp
+++ b/src/includes.hpp
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ extern "C" {
 #include <xkbcommon/xkbcommon.h>
 #include <X11/Xproto.h>
 #include <wlr/render/gles2.h>
+#include <wlr/render/wlr_texture.h>
 }
 
 #undef class