diff --git a/snap/snapcraft.yaml b/snap/snapcraft.yaml
index 804c0fcc42..419f1cb442 100644
--- a/snap/snapcraft.yaml
+++ b/snap/snapcraft.yaml
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ license: GPL-2.0
 apps:
   barrier:
     command: desktop-launch barrier #first run might take longer
+    environment:
+      # Fallback to XWayland if running in a Wayland session.
+      DISABLE_WAYLAND: 1
     desktop: usr/share/applications/barrier.desktop
     common-id: com.github.debauchee.barrier
     plugs: &plugs
@@ -45,6 +48,7 @@ parts:
       - "-DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/usr"
       - "-DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release"
     build-packages:
+      - build-essential
       - xorg-dev
       - libcurl4-openssl-dev
       - libavahi-compat-libdnssd-dev