diff --git a/gpu/build.zig b/gpu/build.zig
index 57533910..572a95a0 100644
--- a/gpu/build.zig
+++ b/gpu/build.zig
@@ -14,14 +14,12 @@ pub fn build(b: *std.build.Builder) void {
     lib.setTarget(target);
     lib.setBuildMode(mode);
     lib.install();
-    glfw.link(b, lib, .{});
-    gpu_dawn.link(b, lib, gpu_dawn_options);
+    link(b, lib, .{.gpu_dawn_options = gpu_dawn_options});
 
     const main_tests = b.addTest("src/main.zig");
     main_tests.setTarget(target);
     main_tests.setBuildMode(mode);
-    glfw.link(b, main_tests, .{});
-    gpu_dawn.link(b, main_tests, gpu_dawn_options);
+    link(b, main_tests, .{.gpu_dawn_options = gpu_dawn_options});
 
     const test_step = b.step("test", "Run library tests");
     test_step.dependOn(&main_tests.step);
@@ -33,11 +31,37 @@ pub fn build(b: *std.build.Builder) void {
     example.linkLibC();
     example.addPackagePath("gpu", "src/main.zig");
     example.addPackagePath("glfw", "libs/mach-glfw/src/main.zig");
-    glfw.link(b, example, .{});
-    gpu_dawn.link(b, example, gpu_dawn_options);
+    link(b, example, .{.gpu_dawn_options = gpu_dawn_options});
 
     const example_run_cmd = example.run();
     example_run_cmd.step.dependOn(b.getInstallStep());
     const example_run_step = b.step("run-example", "Run the example");
     example_run_step.dependOn(&example_run_cmd.step);
 }
+
+const Options = struct {
+    glfw_options: glfw.Options = .{},
+    gpu_dawn_options: gpu_dawn.Options = .{},
+};
+
+pub fn link(b: *std.build.Builder, step: *std.build.LibExeObjStep, options: Options) void {
+    const main_abs = std.fs.path.join(b.allocator, &.{ thisDir(), "src/main.zig" }) catch unreachable;
+    const lib = b.addStaticLibrary("gpu", main_abs);
+    lib.setBuildMode(step.build_mode);
+    lib.setTarget(step.target);
+
+    const glfw_main_abs = std.fs.path.join(b.allocator, &.{ thisDir(), "libs/mach-glfw/src/main.zig" }) catch unreachable;
+    lib.addPackagePath("glfw", glfw_main_abs);
+
+    glfw.link(b, lib, options.glfw_options);
+    gpu_dawn.link(b, lib, options.gpu_dawn_options);
+    lib.install();
+
+    step.linkLibrary(lib);
+    glfw.link(b, step, options.glfw_options);
+    gpu_dawn.link(b, step, options.gpu_dawn_options);
+}
+
+fn thisDir() []const u8 {
+    return std.fs.path.dirname(@src().file) orelse ".";
+}