diff --git a/installer b/installer
index 99f93f1..9c4f914 100755
--- a/installer
+++ b/installer
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 # AIF, Calamares, and the Arch Wiki.. Credit where credit is due
 
 # shellcheck disable=SC2086,SC2046,SC2254,SC2164
-VER=2.1.56
+VER=2.1.57
 
 # default values {
 
@@ -2040,7 +2040,7 @@ install_packages()
 		fi
 	fi
 
-	[[ $INSTALL_WMS =~ dwm ]] && inpkg+=('git')
+	[[ $INSTALL_WMS =~ dwm ]] && inpkg+=('git make gcc')
 	[[ $NEWSHELL == 'zsh' ]] && inpkg+=('zsh-completions')
 	[[ $NEWSHELL =~ (bash|zsh) ]] && inpkg+=('bash-completion')
 
@@ -3126,7 +3126,7 @@ live()
 			pacman -S "$ses" ${WM_EXT[$ses]} --needed --noconfirm || die 1
 			;;
 		dwm)
-			pacman -S git --needed --noconfirm || die 1
+			pacman -S git make gcc --needed --noconfirm || die 1
 			install_suckless "/root" nochroot
 			;;
 	esac