diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 20788279..acec1ae4 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -9,5 +9,9 @@ crate-type = ["staticlib"]
 [dependencies]
 rlibc = "*"
 
+[dependencies.bitflags]
+git = "https://github.com/phil-opp/bitflags.git"
+branch = "no_std"
+
 [dependencies.multiboot2]
 path = "../multiboot2"
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 8c6a199d..5ccf4e21 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@
 
 extern crate rlibc;
 extern crate multiboot2;
+#[macro_use]
+extern crate bitflags;
 
 use core::fmt::Write;