diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 0333397..48f0222 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ rules.ninja
 *.pch
 
 # Exclude FreeImage binaries from being ignored
+!dependencies/FreeImage/lib/linux/*.a
 !dependencies/FreeImage/lib/*.lib
 !dependencies/FreeImage/bin/*.dll
 
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 2139dbe..d96ce30 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -39,7 +39,10 @@ include_directories(
 link_directories(${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/dependencies/FreeImage/lib)
 
 # Link libraries using vcpkg
-target_link_libraries(TerraVisor PRIVATE GLEW::GLEW glfw glm::glm assimp::assimp ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/dependencies/FreeImage/lib/FreeImage.lib)
+if (WIN32)
+  target_link_libraries(TerraVisor PRIVATE GLEW::GLEW glfw glm::glm assimp::assimp ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/dependencies/FreeImage/lib/FreeImage.lib)
+else ()
+  target_link_libraries(TerraVisor PRIVATE GLEW::GLEW glfw glm::glm assimp::assimp ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/dependencies/FreeImage/lib/linux/libFreeImage.a)
 
 # Custom targets
 add_custom_target(copy_shaders ALL
diff --git a/dependencies/FreeImage/lib/linux/libfreeimage.a b/dependencies/FreeImage/lib/linux/libfreeimage.a
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..93b4f94
Binary files /dev/null and b/dependencies/FreeImage/lib/linux/libfreeimage.a differ