diff --git a/BUILD.gn b/BUILD.gn
index 7cfc772..a6d4a63 100644
--- a/BUILD.gn
+++ b/BUILD.gn
@@ -292,7 +292,9 @@
       "src/profiling/memory:malloc_hooks",
     ]
   }
+}
 
+if (should_build_heapprofd) {
   executable("heapprofd") {
     deps = [
       "gn:default_deps",
@@ -300,6 +302,7 @@
       "src/base:unix_socket",
       "src/profiling/memory:daemon",
       "src/profiling/memory:wire_protocol",
+      "src/tracing:ipc",
     ]
     sources = [
       "src/profiling/memory/main.cc",