diff --git a/lua/lazyvim/plugins/extras/coding/blink.lua b/lua/lazyvim/plugins/extras/coding/blink.lua
index 8d838237..1b451e35 100644
--- a/lua/lazyvim/plugins/extras/coding/blink.lua
+++ b/lua/lazyvim/plugins/extras/coding/blink.lua
@@ -15,13 +15,18 @@ return {
   {
     "saghen/blink.cmp",
     version = not vim.g.lazyvim_blink_main and "*",
-    build = vim.g.lazyvim_blink_main and "cargo build --release",
+    build = vim.g.lazyvim_blink_main and function()
+      -- build the fuzzy matcher, optionally add a timeout to `pwait(timeout_ms)`
+      -- you can use `gb` in `:Lazy` to rebuild the plugin as needed
+      require("blink.cmp").build():pwait()
+    end,
     opts_extend = {
       "sources.completion.enabled_providers",
       "sources.compat",
       "sources.default",
     },
     dependencies = {
+      vim.g.lazyvim_blink_main and { "saghen/blink.lib" } or {},
       "rafamadriz/friendly-snippets",
       -- add blink.compat to dependencies
       {