diff --git a/flake.lock b/flake.lock
index a68da696..518bfdf9 100644
--- a/flake.lock
+++ b/flake.lock
@@ -117,20 +117,18 @@
     "wlroots": {
       "flake": false,
       "locked": {
-        "host": "gitlab.freedesktop.org",
-        "lastModified": 1709983277,
-        "narHash": "sha256-wXWIJLd4F2JZeMaihWVDW/yYXCLEC8OpeNJZg9a9ly8=",
-        "owner": "wlroots",
-        "repo": "wlroots",
-        "rev": "50eae512d9cecbf0b3b1898bb1f0b40fa05fe19b",
-        "type": "gitlab"
+        "lastModified": 1712935342,
+        "narHash": "sha256-zzIbTFNFd/as42jyGx23fil2uBDYYv+8GA5JmRq5y9c=",
+        "owner": "hyprwm",
+        "repo": "wlroots-hyprland",
+        "rev": "62eeffbe233d199f520a5755c344e85f8eab7940",
+        "type": "github"
       },
       "original": {
-        "host": "gitlab.freedesktop.org",
-        "owner": "wlroots",
-        "repo": "wlroots",
-        "rev": "50eae512d9cecbf0b3b1898bb1f0b40fa05fe19b",
-        "type": "gitlab"
+        "owner": "hyprwm",
+        "repo": "wlroots-hyprland",
+        "rev": "62eeffbe233d199f520a5755c344e85f8eab7940",
+        "type": "github"
       }
     },
     "xdph": {
diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
index 4f36a59c..edcbeff4 100644
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -8,10 +8,9 @@
     systems.url = "github:nix-systems/default-linux";
 
     wlroots = {
-      type = "gitlab";
-      host = "gitlab.freedesktop.org";
-      owner = "wlroots";
-      repo = "wlroots";
+      type = "github";
+      owner = "hyprwm";
+      repo = "wlroots-hyprland";
       rev = "62eeffbe233d199f520a5755c344e85f8eab7940";
       flake = false;
     };
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 81d6e403..28e652d7 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ if cpp_compiler.check_header('execinfo.h')
   add_project_arguments('-DHAS_EXECINFO', language: 'cpp')
 endif
 
-wlroots = subproject('wlroots', default_options: ['examples=false', 'renderers=gles2'])
+wlroots = subproject('wlroots-hyprland', default_options: ['examples=false', 'renderers=gles2'])
 have_xwlr = wlroots.get_variable('features').get('xwayland')
 xcb_dep = dependency('xcb', required: get_option('xwayland'))
 
diff --git a/nix/default.nix b/nix/default.nix
index 907c6fec..a7679672 100644
--- a/nix/default.nix
+++ b/nix/default.nix
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
   wayland,
   wayland-protocols,
   wayland-scanner,
-  wlroots,
+  wlroots-hyprland,
   xcbutilwm,
   xwayland,
   debug ? false,
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
 assert lib.assertMsg (!nvidiaPatches) "The option `nvidiaPatches` has been removed.";
 assert lib.assertMsg (!enableNvidiaPatches) "The option `enableNvidiaPatches` has been removed.";
 assert lib.assertMsg (!hidpiXWayland) "The option `hidpiXWayland` has been removed. Please refer https://wiki.hyprland.org/Configuring/XWayland"; let
-  wlr = wlroots.override {inherit enableXWayland;};
+  wlr = wlroots-hyprland.override {inherit enableXWayland;};
 in
   stdenv.mkDerivation {
     pname = "hyprland${lib.optionalString debug "-debug"}";
@@ -101,7 +101,8 @@ in
     ];
 
     buildInputs =
-      [
+      wlr.buildInputs
+      ++ [
         cairo
         git
         hyprcursor.dev
diff --git a/nix/overlays.nix b/nix/overlays.nix
index c216ff53..97e66912 100644
--- a/nix/overlays.nix
+++ b/nix/overlays.nix
@@ -34,8 +34,8 @@ in {
         stdenv = final.gcc13Stdenv;
         version = "${props.version}+date=${date}_${self.shortRev or "dirty"}";
         commit = self.rev or "";
-        wlroots = final.wlroots-hyprland; # explicit override until decided on breaking change of the name
         udis86 = final.udis86-hyprland; # explicit override until decided on breaking change of the name
+        inherit (final) wlroots-hyprland; # explicit override until decided on breaking change of the name
         inherit date;
       };
       hyprland-unwrapped = final.hyprland.override {wrapRuntimeDeps = false;};
diff --git a/nix/patches/meson-build.patch b/nix/patches/meson-build.patch
index 7f372107..21cec8ee 100644
--- a/nix/patches/meson-build.patch
+++ b/nix/patches/meson-build.patch
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ index 1d2c7f9f..c5ef4e67 100644
    add_project_arguments('-DHAS_EXECINFO', language: 'cpp')
  endif
  
--wlroots = subproject('wlroots', default_options: ['examples=false', 'renderers=gles2'])
+-wlroots = subproject('wlroots-hyprland', default_options: ['examples=false', 'renderers=gles2'])
 -have_xwlr = wlroots.get_variable('features').get('xwayland')
 -xcb_dep = dependency('xcb', required: get_option('xwayland'))
 -