diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
index 1e9bc312..15e30151 100644
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -17,5 +17,12 @@
     packages.hydra = hydraJobs.build.x86_64-linux;
 
     defaultPackage = packages.hydra;
+
+    devShell = (import ./release.nix {
+      hydraSrc = deps.self;
+      nixpkgs = deps.nixpkgs;
+      shell = true;
+    }).build.x86_64-linux;
+
   };
 }
diff --git a/release.nix b/release.nix
index 9d060d6d..4747b9ba 100644
--- a/release.nix
+++ b/release.nix
@@ -138,9 +138,7 @@ rec {
 
       preConfigure = "autoreconf -vfi";
 
-      NIX_LDFLAGS = [
-          "-lpthread"
-	];
+      NIX_LDFLAGS = [ "-lpthread" ];
 
       enableParallelBuilding = true;
 
diff --git a/shell.nix b/shell.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index 454c00bf..00000000
--- a/shell.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-(import ./release.nix { shell = true; }).build.x86_64-linux