diff --git a/test/any2ppm.c b/test/any2ppm.c
index d2d5fc5e2..f601ec835 100644
--- a/test/any2ppm.c
+++ b/test/any2ppm.c
@@ -60,7 +60,10 @@
 #include <string.h>
 
 #include <cairo.h>
+
+#if CAIRO_HAS_INTERPRETER
 #include <cairo-script-interpreter.h>
+#endif
 
 #if CAIRO_CAN_TEST_PDF_SURFACE
 #include <poppler.h>
diff --git a/test/meson.build b/test/meson.build
index 3039cf6da..fed35c310 100644
--- a/test/meson.build
+++ b/test/meson.build
@@ -602,7 +602,7 @@ if build_any2ppm
   test_depends += [any2ppm_exe]
 endif
 
-if have_shm
+if have_shm and conf.get('CAIRO_HAS_INTERPRETER', 0) == 1
   cairo_test_trace_exe = executable('cairo-test-trace', cairo_test_trace_sources,
   include_directories: [incbase],
   c_args: pthread_c_args,
diff --git a/util/meson.build b/util/meson.build
index 0fa8ec758..152b23729 100644
--- a/util/meson.build
+++ b/util/meson.build
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ endif
 
 if conf.get('CAIRO_HAS_INTERPRETER', 0) == 1
   subdir('cairo-script')
+else
+  libcairoscript_dep = dependency('', required: false)
 endif
 
 if conf.get('CAIRO_HAS_TRACE', 0) == 1