diff --git a/init.lua b/init.lua
index c7e64006..fd4567d9 100644
--- a/init.lua
+++ b/init.lua
@@ -100,7 +100,18 @@ require('lazy').setup({
     'hrsh7th/nvim-cmp',
     dependencies = {
       -- Snippet Engine & its associated nvim-cmp source
-      'L3MON4D3/LuaSnip',
+      {
+        'L3MON4D3/LuaSnip',
+        build = (function()
+          -- Build Step is needed for regex support in snippets
+          -- This step is not supported in many windows environments
+          -- Remove the below condition to re-enable on windows
+          if vim.fn.has 'win32' == 1 then
+            return
+          end
+          return 'make install_jsregexp'
+        end)(),
+      },
       'saadparwaiz1/cmp_luasnip',
 
       -- Adds LSP completion capabilities