diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index bf65da380a..9643f24cbf 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -7,3 +7,4 @@
 *.so
 *.so.*
 *.a
+zig-cache/
diff --git a/build.zig b/build.zig
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..beddf7809f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build.zig
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+const std = @import("std");
+
+pub fn build(b: *std.Build) void {
+    const target = b.standardTargetOptions(.{});
+    const optimize = b.standardOptimizeOption(.{});
+
+    const lib = b.addStaticLibrary(.{
+        .name = "mir",
+        .target = target,
+        .optimize = optimize,
+    });
+    lib.disable_sanitize_c = true;
+    lib.linkLibC();
+    lib.addCSourceFiles(&.{
+        "mir.c",
+        "mir-gen.c",
+    }, &.{});
+
+    b.installArtifact(lib);
+}