diff --git a/BUILD b/BUILD
index 164570305ac..bac5b745240 100644
--- a/BUILD
+++ b/BUILD
@@ -568,7 +568,6 @@ perfetto_cc_library(
         ":src_trace_processor_util_proto_to_args_parser",
         ":src_trace_processor_util_protozero_to_json",
         ":src_trace_processor_util_protozero_to_text",
-        ":src_trace_processor_util_simple_json_parser",
         ":src_trace_processor_util_simple_json_serializer",
         ":src_trace_processor_util_sql_argument",
         ":src_trace_processor_util_sql_bundle",
@@ -689,6 +688,7 @@ perfetto_cc_library(
                ":src_trace_processor_plugins_wattson_gen_tpu_curves",
                ":src_trace_processor_trace_summary_gen_cc_trace_summary_descriptor",
                ":src_trace_processor_util_build_id",
+               ":src_trace_processor_util_simple_json_parser",
            ] + PERFETTO_CONFIG.deps.sqlite +
            PERFETTO_CONFIG.deps.sqlite_ext_percentile +
            PERFETTO_CONFIG.deps.zlib +
@@ -884,7 +884,6 @@ perfetto_cc_library(
         ":src_trace_processor_util_proto_to_args_parser",
         ":src_trace_processor_util_protozero_to_json",
         ":src_trace_processor_util_protozero_to_text",
-        ":src_trace_processor_util_simple_json_parser",
         ":src_trace_processor_util_simple_json_serializer",
         ":src_trace_processor_util_sql_argument",
         ":src_trace_processor_util_sql_bundle",
@@ -1015,6 +1014,7 @@ perfetto_cc_library(
                ":src_trace_processor_trace_summary_gen_cc_trace_summary_descriptor",
                ":src_trace_processor_util_build_id",
                ":src_trace_processor_util_deobfuscation_deobfuscator",
+               ":src_trace_processor_util_simple_json_parser",
                ":src_trace_processor_util_symbolizer_symbolize_database",
                ":src_trace_processor_util_symbolizer_symbolizer",
                ":src_traceconv_gen_cc_android_extension_descriptor",
@@ -6051,12 +6051,20 @@ perfetto_filegroup(
 )
 
 # GN target: //src/trace_processor/util:simple_json_parser
-perfetto_filegroup(
+perfetto_cc_library(
     name = "src_trace_processor_util_simple_json_parser",
     srcs = [
+        ":src_trace_processor_util_json_parser",
         "src/trace_processor/util/simple_json_parser.cc",
+    ],
+    hdrs = [
+        ":include_perfetto_base_base",
+        ":include_perfetto_ext_base_base",
+        ":include_perfetto_public_abi_base",
+        ":include_perfetto_public_base",
         "src/trace_processor/util/simple_json_parser.h",
     ],
+    linkstatic = True,
 )
 
 # GN target: //src/trace_processor/util:simple_json_serializer
@@ -11611,7 +11619,6 @@ perfetto_cc_library(
         ":src_trace_processor_util_proto_to_args_parser",
         ":src_trace_processor_util_protozero_to_json",
         ":src_trace_processor_util_protozero_to_text",
-        ":src_trace_processor_util_simple_json_parser",
         ":src_trace_processor_util_simple_json_serializer",
         ":src_trace_processor_util_sql_argument",
         ":src_trace_processor_util_sql_bundle",
@@ -11733,6 +11740,7 @@ perfetto_cc_library(
                ":src_trace_processor_plugins_wattson_gen_tpu_curves",
                ":src_trace_processor_trace_summary_gen_cc_trace_summary_descriptor",
                ":src_trace_processor_util_build_id",
+               ":src_trace_processor_util_simple_json_parser",
            ] + PERFETTO_CONFIG.deps.sqlite +
            PERFETTO_CONFIG.deps.sqlite_ext_percentile +
            PERFETTO_CONFIG.deps.zlib +
@@ -11949,7 +11957,6 @@ perfetto_cc_binary(
         ":src_trace_processor_util_proto_to_args_parser",
         ":src_trace_processor_util_protozero_to_json",
         ":src_trace_processor_util_protozero_to_text",
-        ":src_trace_processor_util_simple_json_parser",
         ":src_trace_processor_util_simple_json_serializer",
         ":src_trace_processor_util_sql_argument",
         ":src_trace_processor_util_sql_bundle",
@@ -12062,6 +12069,7 @@ perfetto_cc_binary(
                ":src_trace_processor_trace_summary_gen_cc_trace_summary_descriptor",
                ":src_trace_processor_util_build_id",
                ":src_trace_processor_util_deobfuscation_deobfuscator",
+               ":src_trace_processor_util_simple_json_parser",
                ":src_trace_processor_util_symbolizer_symbolize_database",
                ":src_trace_processor_util_symbolizer_symbolizer",
                ":src_traceconv_gen_cc_android_extension_descriptor",
diff --git a/src/trace_processor/util/BUILD.gn b/src/trace_processor/util/BUILD.gn
index ae53b210987..96ccc3a3c56 100644
--- a/src/trace_processor/util/BUILD.gn
+++ b/src/trace_processor/util/BUILD.gn
@@ -317,8 +317,8 @@ source_set("json_parser") {
   ]
 }
 
-# Header-only JSON streaming parser. No external dependencies.
-source_set("simple_json_parser") {
+# JSON streaming parser.
+perfetto_component("simple_json_parser") {
   sources = [
     "simple_json_parser.cc",
     "simple_json_parser.h",