diff --git a/lib/build.rs b/lib/build.rs
index 8745ff0..2cb25c7 100644
--- a/lib/build.rs
+++ b/lib/build.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,24 @@
 fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
     #[cfg(feature = "vulkan-renderer")]
     {
+        let host_triple = std::env::var("HOST").unwrap();
+        let target_triple = std::env::var("TARGET").unwrap();
+
+        if host_triple != target_triple {
+            // cross compile
+            if !host_triple.contains("windows") && target_triple.contains("x86_64-pc-windows") {
+                println!(
+                    "cargo:rustc-link-search={}",
+                    std::env::var("VULKAN_SDK_WIN")
+                        .expect("Could not find windows vulkan sdk path")
+                );
+                println!(
+                    "cargo:rustc-link-search={}",
+                    std::env::var("SHADERC_WIN").expect("Could not find windows shaderc path")
+                );
+            }
+        }
+
         const SHADER_SRC_DIR: &str = "src/renderer/vulkan/shaders";
         const SHADER_OUT_DIR: &str = "shaders";