diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/Build.yml b/.gitea/workflows/Build.yml
index be38594..a9595d1 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/Build.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/Build.yml
@@ -22,9 +22,6 @@ jobs:
       with:
         node-version: 24
 
-    - name: Installing system dependencies
-      run: apt update && apt install wayland-protocols
-
     - name: Building
       run: zig build soft
 
diff --git a/build.zig b/build.zig
index 811c21d..e8abe2c 100644
--- a/build.zig
+++ b/build.zig
@@ -76,7 +76,6 @@ pub fn build(b: *std.Build) !void {
 
     if (builtin.target.os.tag == .linux) {
         base_c_includes.link_libc = true;
-        base_c_includes.defineCMacroRaw("STROLL_ENABLE_WAYLAND");
     }
 
     base_mod.addImport("base_c", base_c_includes.createModule());
diff --git a/src/vulkan/c_includes.h b/src/vulkan/c_includes.h
index 174e75a..cdb1bab 100644
--- a/src/vulkan/c_includes.h
+++ b/src/vulkan/c_includes.h
@@ -1,6 +1,2 @@
 #include <vulkan/vk_icd.h>
 #include <vulkan/utility/vk_format_utils.h>
-
-#ifdef STROLL_ENABLE_WAYLAND
-	#include <wayland-client.h>
-#endif
diff --git a/src/vulkan/wsi/WaylandSurfaceKHR.zig b/src/vulkan/wsi/WaylandSurfaceKHR.zig
index 211f39e..d3863fa 100644
--- a/src/vulkan/wsi/WaylandSurfaceKHR.zig
+++ b/src/vulkan/wsi/WaylandSurfaceKHR.zig
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ const WaylandImage = struct {
 fn wlRegistryHandleGlobal(data: ?*anyopaque, registry: ?*wayland.wl_registry, name: u32, interface: [*c]const u8, _: u32) callconv(.c) void {
     const pshm: **wayland.wl_shm = @ptrCast(@alignCast(data orelse return));
     if (std.mem.eql(u8, std.mem.span(interface), "wl_shm")) {
-        if (wayland.c.wl_registry_bind(registry orelse return, name, wayland.wl_shm_interface, 1)) |shm| {
+        if (wayland.wl_registry_bind(registry orelse return, name, wayland.wl_shm_interface, 1)) |shm| {
             pshm.* = @ptrCast(@alignCast(shm));
         }
     }
@@ -65,9 +65,9 @@ pub fn create(instance: *Instance, allocator: std.mem.Allocator, info: *const vk
         .image_map = .empty,
     };
 
-    const registry = wayland.c.wl_display_get_registry(@ptrCast(self.display)) orelse return VkError.Unknown;
-    _ = wayland.c.wl_registry_add_listener(registry, &wl_registry_listener, @ptrCast(&self.shm));
-    _ = wayland.c.wl_display_dispatch(@ptrCast(self.display));
+    const registry = wayland.wl_display_get_registry(@ptrCast(self.display)) orelse return VkError.Unknown;
+    _ = wayland.wl_registry_add_listener(registry, &wl_registry_listener, @ptrCast(&self.shm));
+    _ = wayland.wl_display_dispatch(@ptrCast(self.display));
 
     return &self.interface;
 }
@@ -106,11 +106,11 @@ pub fn attachImage(interface: *Interface, allocator: std.mem.Allocator, image: *
     const data = std.posix.mmap(null, size, .{ .READ = true, .WRITE = true }, .{ .TYPE = .SHARED }, fd, 0) catch return VkError.OutOfHostMemory;
     errdefer std.posix.munmap(data);
 
-    const pool = wayland.c.wl_shm_create_pool(self.shm, fd, @intCast(size)) orelse return VkError.Unknown;
-    defer wayland.c.wl_shm_pool_destroy(pool);
+    const pool = wayland.wl_shm_create_pool(self.shm, fd, @intCast(size)) orelse return VkError.Unknown;
+    defer wayland.wl_shm_pool_destroy(pool);
 
-    const buffer = wayland.c.wl_shm_pool_create_buffer(pool, 0, @intCast(width), @intCast(height), @intCast(stride), wayland.WL_SHM_FORMAT_ARGB8888) orelse return VkError.Unknown;
-    errdefer wayland.c.wl_buffer_destroy(buffer);
+    const buffer = wayland.wl_shm_pool_create_buffer(pool, 0, @intCast(width), @intCast(height), @intCast(stride), wayland.WL_SHM_FORMAT_ARGB8888) orelse return VkError.Unknown;
+    errdefer wayland.wl_buffer_destroy(buffer);
 
     wl_image.* = .{
         .buffer = buffer,
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ pub fn detachImage(interface: *Interface, allocator: std.mem.Allocator, image: *
     const entry = self.image_map.fetchRemove(image) orelse return;
     const wl_image = entry.value;
 
-    wayland.c.wl_buffer_destroy(wl_image.buffer);
+    wayland.wl_buffer_destroy(wl_image.buffer);
     std.posix.munmap(wl_image.data);
     allocator.destroy(wl_image);
 }
@@ -146,11 +146,11 @@ pub fn presentImage(interface: *Interface, allocator: std.mem.Allocator, image:
         .layer_count = 1,
     });
 
-    wayland.c.wl_surface_attach(@ptrCast(self.surface), wl_image.buffer, 0, 0);
-    wayland.c.wl_surface_damage(@ptrCast(self.surface), 0, 0, @intCast(wl_image.width), @intCast(wl_image.height));
-    wayland.c.wl_surface_commit(@ptrCast(self.surface));
+    wayland.wl_surface_attach(@ptrCast(self.surface), wl_image.buffer, 0, 0);
+    wayland.wl_surface_damage(@ptrCast(self.surface), 0, 0, @intCast(wl_image.width), @intCast(wl_image.height));
+    wayland.wl_surface_commit(@ptrCast(self.surface));
 
-    _ = wayland.c.wl_display_flush(@ptrCast(self.display));
+    _ = wayland.wl_display_flush(@ptrCast(self.display));
 
     image.state = .Available;
 }
diff --git a/src/vulkan/wsi/clients/wayland.zig b/src/vulkan/wsi/clients/wayland.zig
index 1522bb1..f1a1acf 100644
--- a/src/vulkan/wsi/clients/wayland.zig
+++ b/src/vulkan/wsi/clients/wayland.zig
@@ -1,29 +1,59 @@
+//! Minimal wayland client protocol declarations and loader
+
 const std = @import("std");
 const vk = @import("vulkan");
 const lib = @import("../../lib.zig");
 
-pub const c = lib.c;
-
 const VkError = lib.VkError;
 
-pub const wl_registry_listener = c.wl_registry_listener;
+pub extern const wl_registry_interface: wl_interface;
+pub extern const wl_shm_pool_interface: wl_interface;
+pub extern const wl_buffer_interface: wl_interface;
 
-pub const WL_SHM_FORMAT_ARGB8888 = c.WL_SHM_FORMAT_ARGB8888;
+pub const wl_registry_listener = extern struct {
+    global: ?*const fn (data: ?*anyopaque, wl_registry: ?*wl_registry, name: u32, interface: [*c]const u8, version: u32) callconv(.c) void = null,
+    global_remove: ?*const fn (data: ?*anyopaque, wl_registry: ?*wl_registry, name: u32) callconv(.c) void = null,
+};
 
-pub const wl_buffer = c.wl_buffer;
-pub const wl_callback = c.wl_buffer;
-pub const wl_interface = c.wl_interface;
-pub const wl_registry = c.wl_registry;
-pub const wl_shm = c.wl_shm;
-pub const wl_shm_pool = c.wl_shm_pool;
-pub const wl_proxy = c.wl_proxy;
+pub const WL_BUFFER_DESTROY = @as(c_int, 0);
+pub const WL_DISPLAY_GET_REGISTRY = @as(c_int, 1);
+pub const WL_REGISTRY_BIND = @as(c_int, 0);
+pub const WL_SHM_CREATE_POOL = @as(c_int, 0);
+pub const WL_SHM_FORMAT_ARGB8888 = @as(c_int, 0);
+pub const WL_SHM_POOL_CREATE_BUFFER = @as(c_int, 0);
+pub const WL_SHM_POOL_DESTROY = @as(c_int, 1);
+pub const WL_SURFACE_ATTACH = @as(c_int, 1);
+pub const WL_SURFACE_COMMIT = @as(c_int, 6);
+pub const WL_SURFACE_DAMAGE = @as(c_int, 2);
 
-// vk.wl_XXX instead of c.wl_XXX to avoid casts with Zig Vulkan bindings functions
+pub const wl_buffer = opaque {};
+pub const wl_callback = opaque {};
+pub const wl_registry = opaque {};
+pub const wl_shm = opaque {};
+pub const wl_shm_pool = opaque {};
+pub const wl_proxy = opaque {};
 pub const wl_display = vk.wl_display;
 pub const wl_surface = vk.wl_surface;
 
+pub const wl_message = extern struct {
+    name: ?[*:0]const u8 = null,
+    signature: [*c]const u8 = null,
+    types: [*c]*const wl_interface = null,
+};
+
+pub const wl_interface = extern struct {
+    name: ?[*:0]const u8 = null,
+    version: c_int = 0,
+    method_count: c_int = 0,
+    methods: ?[*]const wl_message = null,
+    event_count: c_int = 0,
+    events: ?[*]const wl_message = null,
+};
+
 pub var wl_display_dispatch: *const fn (*wl_display) callconv(.c) c_int = undefined;
-pub var wl_proxy_marshal_flags: *const fn (*wl_proxy, u32, *const wl_interface, u32, u32, ...) callconv(.c) ?*wl_proxy = undefined;
+pub var wl_proxy_marshal_flags: *const fn (*wl_proxy, u32, ?*const wl_interface, u32, u32, ...) callconv(.c) ?*wl_proxy = undefined;
+pub var wl_proxy_get_version: *const fn (*wl_proxy) callconv(.c) u32 = undefined;
+pub var wl_proxy_add_listener: *const fn (*wl_proxy, **const fn (void) void, ?*anyopaque) callconv(.c) c_int = undefined;
 pub var wl_display_flush: *const fn (*wl_display) callconv(.c) c_int = undefined;
 
 pub var wl_shm_interface: *wl_interface = undefined;
@@ -45,6 +75,8 @@ pub fn load() VkError!void {
 
     wl_display_dispatch = module.lookup(@TypeOf(wl_display_dispatch), "wl_display_dispatch") orelse return VkError.Unknown;
     wl_proxy_marshal_flags = module.lookup(@TypeOf(wl_proxy_marshal_flags), "wl_proxy_marshal_flags") orelse return VkError.Unknown;
+    wl_proxy_get_version = module.lookup(@TypeOf(wl_proxy_get_version), "wl_proxy_get_version") orelse return VkError.Unknown;
+    wl_proxy_add_listener = module.lookup(@TypeOf(wl_proxy_add_listener), "wl_proxy_add_listener") orelse return VkError.Unknown;
     wl_display_flush = module.lookup(@TypeOf(wl_display_flush), "wl_display_flush") orelse return VkError.Unknown;
 
     wl_shm_interface = module.lookup(*wl_interface, "wl_shm_interface") orelse return VkError.Unknown;
@@ -57,3 +89,118 @@ pub fn unload() void {
         module.close();
     }
 }
+
+pub fn wl_registry_bind(registry: *wl_registry, name: u32, interface: *const wl_interface, version: u32) callconv(.c) ?*wl_proxy {
+    return wl_proxy_marshal_flags(
+        @ptrCast(@alignCast(registry)),
+        WL_REGISTRY_BIND,
+        interface,
+        version,
+        0,
+        name,
+        interface.*.name,
+        version,
+        @as(?*anyopaque, null),
+    );
+}
+
+pub fn wl_display_get_registry(display: *wl_display) callconv(.c) ?*wl_registry {
+    return @ptrCast(@alignCast(wl_proxy_marshal_flags(
+        @ptrCast(@alignCast(display)),
+        WL_DISPLAY_GET_REGISTRY,
+        &wl_registry_interface,
+        wl_proxy_get_version(@ptrCast(@alignCast(display))),
+        0,
+        @as(?*anyopaque, null),
+    )));
+}
+
+pub fn wl_registry_add_listener(registry: *wl_registry, listener: *const wl_registry_listener, data: ?*anyopaque) callconv(.c) c_int {
+    return wl_proxy_add_listener(@ptrCast(@alignCast(registry)), @ptrCast(@alignCast(@constCast(listener))), data);
+}
+
+pub fn wl_shm_create_pool(shm: *wl_shm, fd: i32, size: i32) callconv(.c) ?*wl_shm_pool {
+    return @ptrCast(@alignCast(wl_proxy_marshal_flags(
+        @ptrCast(@alignCast(shm)),
+        WL_SHM_CREATE_POOL,
+        &wl_shm_pool_interface,
+        wl_proxy_get_version(@ptrCast(@alignCast(shm))),
+        0,
+        @as(?*anyopaque, null),
+        fd,
+        size,
+    )));
+}
+
+pub fn wl_shm_pool_destroy(shm_pool: *wl_shm_pool) callconv(.c) void {
+    _ = wl_proxy_marshal_flags(
+        @ptrCast(@alignCast(shm_pool)),
+        WL_SHM_POOL_DESTROY,
+        null,
+        wl_proxy_get_version(@ptrCast(@alignCast(shm_pool))),
+        @bitCast(@as(c_int, @as(c_int, 1) << @intCast(@as(c_int, 0)))),
+    );
+}
+
+pub fn wl_shm_pool_create_buffer(shm_pool: *wl_shm_pool, offset: i32, width: i32, height: i32, stride: i32, format: u32) callconv(.c) ?*wl_buffer {
+    return @ptrCast(@alignCast(wl_proxy_marshal_flags(
+        @ptrCast(@alignCast(shm_pool)),
+        WL_SHM_POOL_CREATE_BUFFER,
+        &wl_buffer_interface,
+        wl_proxy_get_version(@ptrCast(@alignCast(shm_pool))),
+        0,
+        @as(?*anyopaque, null),
+        offset,
+        width,
+        height,
+        stride,
+        format,
+    )));
+}
+
+pub fn wl_buffer_destroy(buffer: *wl_buffer) callconv(.c) void {
+    _ = wl_proxy_marshal_flags(
+        @ptrCast(@alignCast(buffer)),
+        WL_BUFFER_DESTROY,
+        null,
+        wl_proxy_get_version(@ptrCast(@alignCast(buffer))),
+        @bitCast(@as(c_int, @as(c_int, 1) << @intCast(@as(c_int, 0)))),
+    );
+}
+
+pub fn wl_surface_attach(surface: *wl_surface, buffer: *wl_buffer, x: i32, y: i32) callconv(.c) void {
+    _ = wl_proxy_marshal_flags(
+        @ptrCast(@alignCast(surface)),
+        WL_SURFACE_ATTACH,
+        null,
+        wl_proxy_get_version(@ptrCast(@alignCast(surface))),
+        0,
+        buffer,
+        x,
+        y,
+    );
+}
+
+pub fn wl_surface_damage(surface: *wl_surface, x: i32, y: i32, width: i32, height: i32) callconv(.c) void {
+    _ = wl_proxy_marshal_flags(
+        @ptrCast(@alignCast(surface)),
+        WL_SURFACE_DAMAGE,
+        null,
+        wl_proxy_get_version(@ptrCast(@alignCast(surface))),
+        0,
+        x,
+        y,
+        width,
+        height,
+    );
+}
+
+pub fn wl_surface_commit(surface: *wl_surface) callconv(.c) void {
+    _ = wl_proxy_marshal_flags(
+        @ptrCast(@alignCast(surface)),
+        WL_SURFACE_COMMIT,
+        null,
+        wl_proxy_get_version(@ptrCast(@alignCast(surface))),
+        0,
+    );
+}