diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index f895407..ebb4c93 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ authors = [
     "Erick Tryzelaar"
 ]
 
-build = "./scripts/compile-for-cargo"
+build = "scripts/build.rs"
 
 [lib]
 
diff --git a/scripts/build.rs b/scripts/build.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d9b1998
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/build.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+use std::io::Command;
+use std::io::fs;
+
+#[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
+fn main() {
+    Command::new("make")
+            .arg("-C").arg("modules/oculus_sdk_linux/")
+            .status()
+            .ok().expect("Failed to build");
+    fs::copy(&Path::new("modules/oculus_sdk_linux/LibOVR/Lib/Linux/Release/x86_64/libovr.a"),
+             &Path::new(env!("OUT_DIR")).join(Path::new("libovr.a")))
+            .ok().expect("Failed to move file");
+
+    println!("cargo:rustc-flags=-L {} -l ovr:static", env!("OUT_DIR"));
+}
+
+
+#[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
+fn main() {
+    Command::new("xcodebuild")
+            .arg("-project")
+            .arg("modules/oculus_sdk_mac/LibOVR/Projects/Mac/Xcode/LibOVR.xcodeproj")
+            .arg("build")
+            .status()
+            .ok().expect("Failed to build");
+    fs::copy(&Path::new("modules/oculus_sdk_mac/LibOVR/Lib/MacOS/Release/libovr.a"),
+             &Path::new(env!("OUT_DIR")).join(Path::new("libovr.a")))
+            .ok().expect("Failed to move file");
+    println!("cargo:rustc-flags=-L {} -l ovr:static", env!("OUT_DIR"));
+
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/scripts/compile-for-cargo b/scripts/compile-for-cargo
deleted file mode 100755
index 293bd3a..0000000
--- a/scripts/compile-for-cargo
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-
-set -e
-
-OS=`uname`
-
-if [ "x$OS" = "xLinux" ] ; then 
-    make -C modules/oculus_sdk_linux/
-    cp modules/oculus_sdk_linux/LibOVR/Lib/Linux/Release/x86_64/libovr.a $OUT_DIR/
-elif [ "x$OS" = "xDarwin" ] ; then
-    xcodebuild -project modules/oculus_sdk_mac/LibOVR/Projects/Mac/Xcode/LibOVR.xcodeproj build
-    cp modules/oculus_sdk_mac/LibOVR/Lib/MacOS/Release/libovr.a $OUT_DIR/
-fi