diff --git a/src/tools/meson.build b/src/tools/meson.build
index b9ec2d8f8..85871d26a 100644
--- a/src/tools/meson.build
+++ b/src/tools/meson.build
@@ -24,6 +24,13 @@ executable('pw-profiler',
 	dependencies : [pipewire_dep],
 )
 
+executable('pw-mididump',
+	[ 'pw-mididump.c', 'midifile.c'],
+	c_args : [ '-D_GNU_SOURCE' ],
+	install: true,
+	dependencies : [pipewire_dep, mathlib],
+)
+
 if get_option('pw-cat') and sndfile_dep.found()
 
   pwcat_sources = [
@@ -31,11 +38,6 @@ if get_option('pw-cat') and sndfile_dep.found()
     'midifile.c',
   ]
 
-  pwmididump_sources = [
-    'pw-mididump.c',
-    'midifile.c',
-  ]
-
   pwcat_aliases = [
     'pw-play',
     'pw-record',
@@ -50,13 +52,6 @@ if get_option('pw-cat') and sndfile_dep.found()
     dependencies : [sndfile_dep, pipewire_dep, mathlib],
   )
 
-  executable('pw-mididump',
-    pwmididump_sources,
-    c_args : [ '-D_GNU_SOURCE' ],
-    install: true,
-    dependencies : [pipewire_dep, mathlib],
-  )
-
   foreach alias : pwcat_aliases
     dst = join_paths(pipewire_bindir, alias)
     cmd = 'ln -fs @0@ $DESTDIR@1@'.format('pw-cat', dst)