diff --git a/build/linux/system.gyp b/build/linux/system.gyp
index 1e534f5e3b8c44..e8e3287e5eb326 100644
--- a/build/linux/system.gyp
+++ b/build/linux/system.gyp
@@ -473,29 +473,29 @@
         ['_toolset=="target"', {
           'direct_dependent_settings': {
             'cflags': [
-              '<!@(<(pkg-config) --cflags glib-2.0)',
+              '<!@(<(pkg-config) --cflags glib-2.0 gobject-2.0 gthread-2.0)',
             ],
           },
           'link_settings': {
             'ldflags': [
-              '<!@(<(pkg-config) --libs-only-L --libs-only-other glib-2.0)',
+              '<!@(<(pkg-config) --libs-only-L --libs-only-other glib-2.0 gobject-2.0 gthread-2.0)',
             ],
             'libraries': [
-              '<!@(<(pkg-config) --libs-only-l glib-2.0)',
+              '<!@(<(pkg-config) --libs-only-l glib-2.0 gobject-2.0 gthread-2.0)',
             ],
           },
         }, {
           'direct_dependent_settings': {
             'cflags': [
-              '<!@(pkg-config --cflags glib-2.0)',
+              '<!@(pkg-config --cflags glib-2.0 gobject-2.0 gthread-2.0)',
             ],
           },
           'link_settings': {
             'ldflags': [
-              '<!@(pkg-config --libs-only-L --libs-only-other glib-2.0)',
+              '<!@(pkg-config --libs-only-L --libs-only-other glib-2.0 gobject-2.0 gthread-2.0)',
             ],
             'libraries': [
-              '<!@(pkg-config --libs-only-l glib-2.0)',
+              '<!@(pkg-config --libs-only-l glib-2.0 gobject-2.0 gthread-2.0)',
             ],
           },
         }],
diff --git a/ui/aura/demo/demo_main.cc b/ui/aura/demo/demo_main.cc
index 9bdff64fcd3e15..e539a0ba018786 100644
--- a/ui/aura/demo/demo_main.cc
+++ b/ui/aura/demo/demo_main.cc
@@ -75,10 +75,6 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
   icu_util::Initialize();
   ResourceBundle::InitSharedInstance("en-US");
 
-#if defined(TOOLKIT_USES_GTK)
-  base::MessagePumpX::DisableGtkMessagePump();
-#endif
-
   // Create the message-loop here before creating the desktop.
   MessageLoop message_loop(MessageLoop::TYPE_UI);
 
diff --git a/ui/aura_shell/aura_shell_main.cc b/ui/aura_shell/aura_shell_main.cc
index 3dd75c590033ea..baa1f67baba5a6 100644
--- a/ui/aura_shell/aura_shell_main.cc
+++ b/ui/aura_shell/aura_shell_main.cc
@@ -22,10 +22,6 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
   icu_util::Initialize();
   ResourceBundle::InitSharedInstance("en-US");
 
-#if defined(TOOLKIT_USES_GTK)
-  base::MessagePumpX::DisableGtkMessagePump();
-#endif
-
   // Create the message-loop here before creating the desktop.
   MessageLoop message_loop(MessageLoop::TYPE_UI);
 
diff --git a/views/aura_desktop/aura_desktop_main.cc b/views/aura_desktop/aura_desktop_main.cc
index 3516f2a93a1b4a..f600b31add869f 100644
--- a/views/aura_desktop/aura_desktop_main.cc
+++ b/views/aura_desktop/aura_desktop_main.cc
@@ -135,10 +135,6 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
   icu_util::Initialize();
   ResourceBundle::InitSharedInstance("en-US");
 
-#if defined(USE_X11)
-  base::MessagePumpX::DisableGtkMessagePump();
-#endif
-
   // Create the message-loop here before creating the desktop.
   MessageLoop message_loop(MessageLoop::TYPE_UI);
 
diff --git a/views/desktop/desktop_main.cc b/views/desktop/desktop_main.cc
index a19cc4d3618235..225a970d1be9c4 100644
--- a/views/desktop/desktop_main.cc
+++ b/views/desktop/desktop_main.cc
@@ -24,6 +24,13 @@
 #include "ui/wayland/wayland_message_pump.h"
 #endif
 
+#if defined(TOOLKIT_USES_GTK)
+#include <gtk/gtk.h>
+#elif defined(OS_LINUX)
+#include <glib.h>
+#include <glib-object.h>
+#endif
+
 int main(int argc, char** argv) {
 #if defined(OS_WIN)
   OleInitialize(NULL);
@@ -31,7 +38,7 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
   // Initializes gtk stuff.
   g_thread_init(NULL);
   g_type_init();
-#if !defined(USE_WAYLAND)
+#if defined(TOOLKIT_USES_GTK) && !defined(USE_WAYLAND)
   gtk_init(&argc, &argv);
 #endif
 #endif
diff --git a/views/views.gyp b/views/views.gyp
index 12c294aaaed0d8..e3bce086bf464f 100644
--- a/views/views.gyp
+++ b/views/views.gyp
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
         'sources/': [ ['exclude', '_win\\.(h|cc)$'],
                       ['exclude', '_gtk\\.(h|cc)$'],
                       ['exclude', '_x\\.(h|cc)$'] ],
+        'dependencies': [ '../ui/aura/aura.gyp:aura', ],
       }],
     ],
   },
@@ -428,9 +429,6 @@
           ],
         }],
         ['use_aura==1', {
-          'dependencies': [
-            '../ui/aura/aura.gyp:aura',
-          ],
           'sources/': [
             ['exclude', '_(gtk|x)\\.cc$'],
             ['exclude', '/(gtk|x)_[^/]*\\.cc$'],
@@ -854,6 +852,12 @@
         ['toolkit_uses_gtk == 1', {
           'dependencies': [
             '../build/linux/system.gyp:gtk',
+          ],
+        },
+        ],
+        ['use_glib == 1', {
+          'dependencies': [
+            '../build/linux/system.gyp:glib',
             '../chrome/chrome.gyp:packed_resources',
           ],
           'conditions': [
@@ -863,8 +867,7 @@
                ],
             }],
           ],
-        },
-        ],
+        }],
         ['OS=="win"', {
           'link_settings': {
             'libraries': [