diff --git a/default.nix b/default.nix
index b73bdddc..487a246b 100644
--- a/default.nix
+++ b/default.nix
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ let
     fetchFromGitHub = hostPkgs.fetchFromGitHub;
     pkg-config = hostPkgs.pkg-config;
     darwin = hostPkgs.darwin;
+    windows = hostPkgs.pkgsCross.mingwW64.windows;
     installShellFiles = false;
     installShellCompletions = false;
     installManPages = false;
diff --git a/package.nix b/package.nix
index a7a50369..4dbd07cf 100644
--- a/package.nix
+++ b/package.nix
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 , stdenv
 , pkg-config
 , darwin
+, windows
 , installShellFiles
 , installShellCompletions ? stdenv.buildPlatform.canExecute stdenv.hostPlatform
 , installManPages ? stdenv.buildPlatform.canExecute stdenv.hostPlatform
@@ -40,6 +41,8 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
     "--lib"
   ];
 
+  depsBuildBuild = lib.optionals stdenv.hostPlatform.isWindows [ stdenv.cc windows.pthreads ];
+
   nativeBuildInputs = [ ]
     ++ lib.optional (builtins.elem "pgp-gpg" buildFeatures) pkg-config
     ++ lib.optional (installManPages || installShellCompletions) installShellFiles;