diff --git a/common.nix b/common.nix
index 8c71fef..ceeb0c5 100644
--- a/common.nix
+++ b/common.nix
@@ -289,4 +289,19 @@
     dates = "weekly";
     options = "--delete-older-than 60d";
   };
+
+  # enable support for non-nix executables
+  programs.nix-ld.enable = true;
+  programs.nix-ld.libraries = [
+    pkgs.libjpeg8
+    pkgs.libGL
+    pkgs.freetype
+    pkgs.libvorbis
+    pkgs.libogg
+    pkgs.libpulseaudio
+    pkgs.vulkan-loader
+    pkgs.xorg.libX11
+    pkgs.xorg.libxcb
+    pkgs.xorg.libXrandr
+  ];
 }