diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 4d828153..dcb52c0d 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -43,60 +43,12 @@ add_definitions(-DSWAY_VERSION_DATE=\"${CURRENT_DATE}\")
 
 include_directories(${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/include)
 
+add_subdirectory(sway)
 add_subdirectory(swaybg)
 add_subdirectory(swaymsg)
 add_subdirectory(swaygrab)
 add_subdirectory(swaybar)
 
-find_package(XKBCommon REQUIRED)
-find_package(WLC REQUIRED)
-find_package(PCRE REQUIRED)
-find_package(Wayland REQUIRED)
-find_package(JsonC REQUIRED)
-
-file(GLOB sources ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/sway/*.c)
-file(GLOB common ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/common/*.c)
-
-include(Wayland)
-WAYLAND_ADD_PROTOCOL_SERVER(proto-desktop-shell
-	${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/protocols/desktop-shell.xml
-	desktop-shell
-)
-
-include_directories(
-	${WLC_INCLUDE_DIRS}
-	${PCRE_INCLUDE_DIRS}
-	${JSONC_INCLUDE_DIRS}
-	${XKBCOMMON_INCLUDE_DIRS}
-	${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}
-)
-
-add_executable(sway
-	${sources}
-	${common}
-	${proto-desktop-shell}
-)
-
-target_link_libraries(sway
-	${WLC_LIBRARIES}
-	${XKBCOMMON_LIBRARIES}
-	${PCRE_LIBRARIES}
-	${JSONC_LIBRARIES}
-	${WAYLAND_SERVER_LIBRARIES}
-)
-
-install(
-	TARGETS sway
-	RUNTIME
-	DESTINATION bin
-	COMPONENT runtime
-)
-install(
-	FILES ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/config
-	DESTINATION ${FALLBACK_CONFIG_DIR}
-	COMPONENT configuration
-)
-
 include(Manpage)
 add_manpage(sway 1)
 add_manpage(sway 5)
diff --git a/sway/CMakeLists.txt b/sway/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1e2f3fd3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sway/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+find_package(XKBCommon REQUIRED)
+find_package(WLC REQUIRED)
+find_package(PCRE REQUIRED)
+find_package(Wayland REQUIRED)
+find_package(JsonC REQUIRED)
+
+include(Wayland)
+WAYLAND_ADD_PROTOCOL_SERVER(proto-desktop-shell
+	${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/protocols/desktop-shell.xml
+	desktop-shell
+)
+
+file(GLOB sources ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/sway/*.c)
+file(GLOB common ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/common/*.c)
+
+include_directories(
+	${WLC_INCLUDE_DIRS}
+	${PCRE_INCLUDE_DIRS}
+	${JSONC_INCLUDE_DIRS}
+	${XKBCOMMON_INCLUDE_DIRS}
+	${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}
+)
+
+add_executable(sway
+	${sources}
+	${common}
+	${proto-desktop-shell}
+)
+
+target_link_libraries(sway
+	${WLC_LIBRARIES}
+	${XKBCOMMON_LIBRARIES}
+	${PCRE_LIBRARIES}
+	${JSONC_LIBRARIES}
+	${WAYLAND_SERVER_LIBRARIES}
+)
+
+install(
+	TARGETS sway
+	RUNTIME
+	DESTINATION bin
+	COMPONENT runtime
+)
+install(
+	FILES ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/config
+	DESTINATION ${FALLBACK_CONFIG_DIR}
+	COMPONENT configuration
+)