diff --git a/.build.yml b/.build.yml
index a2f855e94..c362b0f60 100644
--- a/.build.yml
+++ b/.build.yml
@@ -15,13 +15,7 @@ packages:
   - libxkbcommon
 sources:
   - https://git.sr.ht/~sircmpwn/sway
-  - https://git.sr.ht/~sircmpwn/wlroots
 tasks:
-  - wlroots: |
-      cd wlroots
-      meson --prefix=/usr build
-      ninja -C build
-      sudo ninja -C build install
   - setup: |
       cd sway
       meson build
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index b6e56f7ab..c8d850b1f 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -8,3 +8,4 @@ build/
 .lvimrc
 config-debug
 wayland-*-protocol.*
+subprojects/wlroots/
diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index db7177188..2af6f1834 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -26,8 +26,6 @@ arch:
     - libinput
     - libxkbcommon
   script:
-    - git clone https://github.com/swaywm/wlroots
-    - 'cd wlroots && meson --prefix=/usr build && ninja -C build && sudo ninja -C build install'
     - meson build --buildtype=$BUILD_TYPE
     - ninja -C build
 
diff --git a/common/meson.build b/common/meson.build
index 3a4282ad5..16f851057 100644
--- a/common/meson.build
+++ b/common/meson.build
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+sway_common_deps = [
+	wlroots
+]
+
 lib_sway_common = static_library('sway-common',
 	files(
 		'log.c',
@@ -7,5 +11,6 @@ lib_sway_common = static_library('sway-common',
 		'readline.c',
 		'ipc-client.c'
 	),
-	include_directories: sway_inc
+	include_directories: sway_inc,
+	dependencies: [sway_common_deps]
 )
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 695e237e7..e60571ba3 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ prefix = get_option('prefix')
 
 jsonc          = dependency('json-c', version: '>=0.12.1')
 pcre           = dependency('libpcre')
-wlroots        = dependency('wlroots')
+wlroots        = dependency('wlroots', fallback: ['wlroots', 'wlroots'])
 wayland_server = dependency('wayland-server')
 wayland_client = dependency('wayland-client')
 wayland_egl    = dependency('wayland-egl')
diff --git a/subprojects/wlroots.wrap b/subprojects/wlroots.wrap
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4b5b558f9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/subprojects/wlroots.wrap
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+[wrap-git]
+directory=wlroots
+url=https://github.com/swaywm/wlroots.git
+revision=head