diff --git a/snap/snapcraft.yaml b/snap/snapcraft.yaml
index d7fc63712..df8d6ae53 100644
--- a/snap/snapcraft.yaml
+++ b/snap/snapcraft.yaml
@@ -76,13 +76,11 @@ parts:
       - git
       - patchelf
       - gettext
+    # TODO: Remove -fno-sys=gtk4-layer-shell when we upgrade to a version that packages it Ubuntu 24.10+
     override-build: |
       craftctl set version=$(cat VERSION)
-      $CRAFT_PART_SRC/../../zig/src/zig build -Dpatch-rpath=\$ORIGIN/../usr/lib/$CRAFT_ARCH_TRIPLET_BUILD_FOR:/snap/core24/current/lib/$CRAFT_ARCH_TRIPLET_BUILD_FOR -Doptimize=ReleaseFast -Dcpu=baseline
+      $CRAFT_PART_SRC/../../zig/src/zig build -Dpatch-rpath=\$ORIGIN/../usr/lib/$CRAFT_ARCH_TRIPLET_BUILD_FOR:/snap/core24/current/lib/$CRAFT_ARCH_TRIPLET_BUILD_FOR -Doptimize=ReleaseFast -Dcpu=baseline -fno-sys=gtk4-layer-shell
       cp -rp zig-out/* $CRAFT_PART_INSTALL/
-      # Install libgtk4-layer-shell.so
-      mkdir -p $CRAFT_PART_INSTALL/usr/lib/$CRAFT_ARCH_TRIPLET_BUILD_FOR
-      cp .zig-cache/*/*/libgtk4-layer-shell.so $CRAFT_PART_INSTALL/usr/lib/$CRAFT_ARCH_TRIPLET_BUILD_FOR/
       sed -i 's|Icon=com.mitchellh.ghostty|Icon=${SNAP}/share/icons/hicolor/512x512/apps/com.mitchellh.ghostty.png|g' $CRAFT_PART_INSTALL/share/applications/com.mitchellh.ghostty.desktop
 
   libs:
diff --git a/src/build/Config.zig b/src/build/Config.zig
index e55da3860..5f8780af9 100644
--- a/src/build/Config.zig
+++ b/src/build/Config.zig
@@ -361,7 +361,6 @@ pub fn init(b: *std.Build) !Config {
             "libpng",
             "zlib",
             "oniguruma",
-            "gtk4-layer-shell",
         }) |dep| {
             _ = b.systemIntegrationOption(
                 dep,
@@ -387,6 +386,15 @@ pub fn init(b: *std.Build) !Config {
         }) |dep| {
             _ = b.systemIntegrationOption(dep, .{ .default = false });
         }
+
+        // These are dynamic libraries we default to true, preferring
+        // to use system packages over building and installing libs
+        // as they require additional ldconfig of library paths or
+        // patching the rpath of the program to discover the dynamic library
+        // at runtime
+        for (&[_][]const u8{"gtk4-layer-shell"}) |dep| {
+            _ = b.systemIntegrationOption(dep, .{ .default = true });
+        }
     }
 
     return config;
diff --git a/src/build/SharedDeps.zig b/src/build/SharedDeps.zig
index acd3ed1d8..ec97a9c9f 100644
--- a/src/build/SharedDeps.zig
+++ b/src/build/SharedDeps.zig
@@ -652,14 +652,13 @@ fn addGTK(
             // IMPORTANT: gtk4-layer-shell must be linked BEFORE
             // wayland-client, as it relies on shimming libwayland's APIs.
             if (b.systemIntegrationOption("gtk4-layer-shell", .{})) {
-                step.linkSystemLibrary2(
-                    "gtk4-layer-shell-0",
-                    dynamic_link_opts,
-                );
+                step.linkSystemLibrary2("gtk4-layer-shell-0", dynamic_link_opts);
             } else {
                 // gtk4-layer-shell *must* be dynamically linked,
                 // so we don't add it as a static library
-                step.linkLibrary(gtk4_layer_shell.artifact("gtk4-layer-shell"));
+                const shared_lib = gtk4_layer_shell.artifact("gtk4-layer-shell");
+                b.installArtifact(shared_lib);
+                step.linkLibrary(shared_lib);
             }
         }