diff --git a/hyprlock.sh b/hyprlock.sh
index eac9786..447cdc8 100644
--- a/hyprlock.sh
+++ b/hyprlock.sh
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ getDependencies() {
       debian)
         cloneAndBuildUtils
         cloneAndBuildGraphics
+        cloneAndBuildScanner
         ;;
       esac
       ;;
@@ -147,6 +148,31 @@ cloneAndBuildUtils() {
   fi
 }
 
+buildScanner() {
+  echo_pkg build "Building hyprwayland-scanner"
+  run cmake -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/usr -B build
+  run cmake --build build -j $(nproc)
+}
+
+cloneAndBuildScanner() {
+  local cloneDir="$(mktemp -d)"
+
+  cd $cloneDir || mkdir -p $cloneDir && cd $cloneDir
+
+  echo_pkg git "Cloning hyprwayland-scanner into $cloneDir/hyprwayland-scanner"
+
+  git clone https://github.com/hyprwm/hyprwayland-scanner &&
+    cd hyprwayland-scanner
+
+  if buildScanner; then
+    echo_pkg install
+    $_sudo cmake --install build
+  else
+    echo_error "Build has failed for $distro compiling hyprlock"
+    return 69
+  fi
+}
+
 build() {
   echo_pkg build "Building hyprlock"
   run cmake --no-warn-unused-cli -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE:STRING=Release -S . -B ./build
@@ -186,8 +212,6 @@ main() {
     _install hyprlock
     ;;
   debian)
-    cloneAndBuildUtils
-    cloneAndBuildGraphics
     cloneAndBuildLock
     ;;
   *)