diff --git a/qapi/meson.build b/qapi/meson.build
index 9a36c15c04..fbdb442fdf 100644
--- a/qapi/meson.build
+++ b/qapi/meson.build
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ util_ss.add(files(
 if have_system
   util_ss.add(files('qapi-type-helpers.c'))
 endif
-if have_system or have_tools
+if have_system or have_tools or have_ga
   util_ss.add(files(
     'qmp-dispatch.c',
     'qmp-event.c',
diff --git a/stubs/meson.build b/stubs/meson.build
index 4314161f5f..c96a74f095 100644
--- a/stubs/meson.build
+++ b/stubs/meson.build
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ stub_ss.add(files('vmstate.c'))
 stub_ss.add(files('vm-stop.c'))
 stub_ss.add(files('win32-kbd-hook.c'))
 stub_ss.add(files('cpu-synchronize-state.c'))
-if have_block
+if have_block or have_ga
   stub_ss.add(files('replay-tools.c'))
 endif
 if have_system
diff --git a/util/meson.build b/util/meson.build
index 59c1f467bb..25b9b61f98 100644
--- a/util/meson.build
+++ b/util/meson.build
@@ -68,20 +68,25 @@ if have_system
   util_ss.add(when: 'CONFIG_LINUX', if_true: files('userfaultfd.c'))
 endif
 
-if have_block
-  util_ss.add(files('aiocb.c', 'async.c', 'aio-wait.c'))
+if have_block or have_ga
+  util_ss.add(files('aiocb.c', 'async.c'))
   util_ss.add(files('base64.c'))
+  util_ss.add(files('lockcnt.c'))
+  util_ss.add(files('main-loop.c'))
+  util_ss.add(files('qemu-coroutine.c', 'qemu-coroutine-lock.c', 'qemu-coroutine-io.c'))
+  util_ss.add(files('coroutine-@0@.c'.format(config_host['CONFIG_COROUTINE_BACKEND'])))
+  util_ss.add(files('thread-pool.c', 'qemu-timer.c'))
+  util_ss.add(files('qemu-sockets.c'))
+endif
+if have_block
+  util_ss.add(files('aio-wait.c'))
   util_ss.add(files('buffer.c'))
   util_ss.add(files('bufferiszero.c'))
-  util_ss.add(files('coroutine-@0@.c'.format(config_host['CONFIG_COROUTINE_BACKEND'])))
   util_ss.add(files('hbitmap.c'))
   util_ss.add(files('hexdump.c'))
   util_ss.add(files('iova-tree.c'))
-  util_ss.add(files('iov.c', 'qemu-sockets.c', 'uri.c'))
-  util_ss.add(files('lockcnt.c'))
-  util_ss.add(files('main-loop.c'))
+  util_ss.add(files('iov.c', 'uri.c'))
   util_ss.add(files('nvdimm-utils.c'))
-  util_ss.add(files('qemu-coroutine.c', 'qemu-coroutine-lock.c', 'qemu-coroutine-io.c'))
   util_ss.add(when: 'CONFIG_LINUX', if_true: [
     files('vhost-user-server.c'), vhost_user
   ])
@@ -89,7 +94,6 @@ if have_block
   util_ss.add(files('qemu-coroutine-sleep.c'))
   util_ss.add(files('qemu-co-shared-resource.c'))
   util_ss.add(files('qemu-co-timeout.c'))
-  util_ss.add(files('thread-pool.c', 'qemu-timer.c'))
   util_ss.add(files('readline.c'))
   util_ss.add(files('throttle.c'))
   util_ss.add(files('timed-average.c'))