diff --git a/lib/capture/meson.build b/lib/capture/meson.build
index 7af1973b..a893e88e 100644
--- a/lib/capture/meson.build
+++ b/lib/capture/meson.build
@@ -13,10 +13,15 @@ capture_sources = [
   'sp-capture-writer.c',
 ]
 
+static_capture_sources = [
+  'sp-capture-reader.c',
+  'sp-capture-writer.c',
+]
+
 libsysprof_headers += files(capture_headers)
 libsysprof_sources += files(capture_sources)
 
-libsysprof_capture_sources += files(capture_sources)
+libsysprof_capture_sources += files(static_capture_sources)
 
 install_headers(capture_headers,
   subdir: join_paths(libsysprof_header_subdir, 'capture'))
diff --git a/lib/capture/sp-capture-condition.h b/lib/capture/sp-capture-condition.h
index 3eb84eff..e0c5dda0 100644
--- a/lib/capture/sp-capture-condition.h
+++ b/lib/capture/sp-capture-condition.h
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@
 #ifndef SP_CAPTURE_CONDITION_H
 #define SP_CAPTURE_CONDITION_H
 
+#include <glib-object.h>
+
 #include "capture/sp-capture-types.h"
 
 G_BEGIN_DECLS
diff --git a/lib/capture/sp-capture-reader.c b/lib/capture/sp-capture-reader.c
index 5ea528d3..71b8b576 100644
--- a/lib/capture/sp-capture-reader.c
+++ b/lib/capture/sp-capture-reader.c
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ struct _SpCaptureReader
   gint64               end_time;
 };
 
-#ifndef SP_DISABLE_GOBJECT
+#ifdef SP_ENABLE_GOBJECT
 G_DEFINE_BOXED_TYPE (SpCaptureReader, sp_capture_reader,
                      sp_capture_reader_ref, sp_capture_reader_unref)
 #endif
diff --git a/lib/capture/sp-capture-reader.h b/lib/capture/sp-capture-reader.h
index 15886d29..771ed76c 100644
--- a/lib/capture/sp-capture-reader.h
+++ b/lib/capture/sp-capture-reader.h
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ gboolean                           sp_capture_reader_save_as             (SpCapt
                                                                           const gchar         *filename,
                                                                           GError             **error);
 
-#ifndef SP_DISABLE_GOBJECT
+#ifdef SP_ENABLE_GOBJECT
 # define SP_TYPE_CAPTURE_READER (sp_capture_reader_get_type())
   GType sp_capture_reader_get_type (void);
 #endif
diff --git a/lib/capture/sp-capture-types.h b/lib/capture/sp-capture-types.h
index ed438665..48fcfb88 100644
--- a/lib/capture/sp-capture-types.h
+++ b/lib/capture/sp-capture-types.h
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 
 #include <glib.h>
 
-#ifndef SP_DISABLE_GOBJECT
+#ifdef SP_ENABLE_GOBJECT
 # include <glib-object.h>
 #endif
 
diff --git a/lib/capture/sp-capture-writer.c b/lib/capture/sp-capture-writer.c
index d3625447..994b34dd 100644
--- a/lib/capture/sp-capture-writer.c
+++ b/lib/capture/sp-capture-writer.c
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ struct _SpCaptureWriter
   SpCaptureStat stat;
 };
 
-#ifndef SP_DISABLE_GOBJECT
+#ifdef SP_ENABLE_GOBJECT
 G_DEFINE_BOXED_TYPE (SpCaptureWriter, sp_capture_writer,
                      sp_capture_writer_ref, sp_capture_writer_unref)
 #endif
diff --git a/lib/capture/sp-capture-writer.h b/lib/capture/sp-capture-writer.h
index 305b603a..ed949607 100644
--- a/lib/capture/sp-capture-writer.h
+++ b/lib/capture/sp-capture-writer.h
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ gboolean            _sp_capture_writer_set_time_range (SpCaptureWriter         *
                                                        gint64                   start_time,
                                                        gint64                   end_time) G_GNUC_INTERNAL;
 
-#ifndef SP_DISABLE_GOBJECT
+#ifdef SP_ENABLE_GOBJECT
 # define SP_TYPE_CAPTURE_WRITER (sp_capture_writer_get_type())
   GType sp_capture_writer_get_type (void);
 #endif
diff --git a/lib/meson.build b/lib/meson.build
index 5f9f2a5f..90b6a6e0 100644
--- a/lib/meson.build
+++ b/lib/meson.build
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ subdir('widgets')
 cxx = meson.get_compiler('cpp')
 
 libsysprof_capture_deps = [
-  dependency('gobject-2.0'),
+  dependency('glib-2.0'),
 ]
 
 libsysprof_deps = [
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ libsysprof_deps = [
 ]
 
 version_link_arg = '-Wl,--version-script,' + join_paths(meson.current_source_dir(), 'sysprof.map')
-libsysprof_c_args = []
+libsysprof_c_args = [ '-DSP_ENABLE_GOBJECT' ]
 
 if get_option('with_sysprofd') != 'none'
   libsysprof_deps += dependency('polkit-gobject-1')
@@ -78,7 +78,6 @@ endif
 libsysprof_capture = static_library('sysprof-capture-' + libsysprof_api_version,
   libsysprof_capture_sources,
   dependencies: libsysprof_capture_deps,
-        c_args: libsysprof_c_args,
        install: true,
 )
 
@@ -93,14 +92,14 @@ libsysprof = shared_library('sysprof-' + libsysprof_api_version,
 
 libsysprof_dep = declare_dependency(
   include_directories: include_directories('.'),
-     link_with: libsysprof,
-  dependencies: libsysprof_deps,
+            link_with: libsysprof,
+         dependencies: libsysprof_deps,
 )
 
 libsysprof_capture_dep = declare_dependency(
   include_directories: include_directories('.'),
-     link_with: libsysprof_capture,
-  dependencies: libsysprof_capture_deps,
+            link_with: libsysprof_capture,
+         dependencies: libsysprof_capture_deps,
 )
 
 install_headers(libsysprof_base_headers, subdir: libsysprof_header_subdir)
@@ -121,9 +120,12 @@ if get_option('enable_gtk')
     dependency('gtk+-3.0', version: '>=3.22.0'),
   ]
 
+  libsysprof_ui_c_args = [ '-DSP_ENABLE_GOBJECT' ]
+
   libsysprof_ui = shared_library('sysprof-ui-' + libsysprof_api_version,
     libsysprof_ui_resources + libsysprof_ui_sources,
     dependencies: libsysprof_ui_deps,
+          c_args: libsysprof_ui_c_args,
        link_args: version_link_arg,
     link_depends: 'sysprof.map',
          install: true,
diff --git a/lib/sysprof-capture.h b/lib/sysprof-capture.h
index 859f96bd..048b548b 100644
--- a/lib/sysprof-capture.h
+++ b/lib/sysprof-capture.h
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 #ifndef SYSPROF_CAPTURE_H
 #define SYSPROF_CAPTURE_H
 
-#include <glib-object.h>
+#include <glib.h>
 
 G_BEGIN_DECLS
 
@@ -30,8 +30,6 @@ G_BEGIN_DECLS
 # include "sp-error.h"
 # include "sysprof-version.h"
 
-# include "capture/sp-capture-condition.h"
-# include "capture/sp-capture-cursor.h"
 # include "capture/sp-capture-reader.h"
 # include "capture/sp-capture-writer.h"
 
diff --git a/lib/sysprof.h b/lib/sysprof.h
index a5b1be54..be650568 100644
--- a/lib/sysprof.h
+++ b/lib/sysprof.h
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 G_BEGIN_DECLS
 
 #define SYSPROF_INSIDE
+#define SP_ENABLE_GOBJECT
 
 # include "sp-address.h"
 # include "sp-clock.h"
@@ -57,6 +58,7 @@ G_BEGIN_DECLS
 # include "util/sp-map-lookaside.h"
 # include "util/sp-selection.h"
 
+#undef SP_ENABLE_GOBJECT
 #undef SYSPROF_INSIDE
 
 G_END_DECLS
diff --git a/tools/meson.build b/tools/meson.build
index 7743dd91..94ed74eb 100644
--- a/tools/meson.build
+++ b/tools/meson.build
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 sysprof_cli = executable('sysprof-cli',
   'sysprof-cli.c',
   dependencies: libsysprof_dep,
-  c_args: exe_c_args,
-  link_args: exe_link_args,
-  install: true,
+        c_args: exe_c_args,
+     link_args: exe_link_args,
+       install: true,
 )
 
 sysprof_cat = executable('sysprof-cat', 'sysprof-cat.c',
@@ -15,6 +15,6 @@ sysprof_cat = executable('sysprof-cat', 'sysprof-cat.c',
 sysprof_dump = executable('sysprof-dump',
   'sysprof-dump.c',
   dependencies: libsysprof_capture_dep,
-  c_args: exe_c_args,
-  link_args: exe_link_args,
+        c_args: exe_c_args,
+     link_args: exe_link_args,
 )