diff --git a/contrib/build-openbmc.sh b/contrib/build-openbmc.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..24e4bb409
--- /dev/null
+++ b/contrib/build-openbmc.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+meson ../ \
+    -Dbash_completion=false \
+    -Dcompat_cli=false \
+    -Dconsolekit=false \
+    -Ddocs=none \
+    -Delogind=false \
+    -Dfish_completion=false \
+    -Dfirmware-packager=false \
+    -Dgudev=false \
+    -Dgusb=false \
+    -Dhsi=false \
+    -Dintrospection=false \
+    -Dlibarchive=false \
+    -Dlogind=false \
+    -Dman=false \
+    -Dmetainfo=false \
+    -Doffline=false \
+    -Dplugin_acpi_phat=false \
+    -Dplugin_amt=false \
+    -Dplugin_bcm57xx=false \
+    -Dplugin_cfu=false \
+    -Dplugin_dell=false \
+    -Dplugin_emmc=false \
+    -Dplugin_ep963x=false \
+    -Dplugin_fastboot=false \
+    -Dplugin_logitech_bulkcontroller=false \
+    -Dplugin_nitrokey=false \
+    -Dplugin_nvme=false \
+    -Dplugin_parade_lspcon=false \
+    -Dplugin_pixart_rf=false \
+    -Dplugin_powerd=false \
+    -Dplugin_realtek_mst=false \
+    -Dplugin_redfish=false \
+    -Dplugin_synaptics_mst=false \
+    -Dplugin_synaptics_rmi=false \
+    -Dplugin_thunderbolt=false \
+    -Dplugin_tpm=false \
+    -Dplugin_uefi_capsule=false \
+    -Dplugin_upower=false \
+    -Dplugin_upower=false \
+    -Dpolkit=false \
+    -Dsqlite=false \
+    -Dtests=false \
+    -Dudevdir=/tmp \
+    -Dsystemd_root_prefix=/tmp \
+    $@
diff --git a/contrib/ci/build_windows.sh b/contrib/ci/build_windows.sh
index 2d0a13164..c2e0cef77 100755
--- a/contrib/ci/build_windows.sh
+++ b/contrib/ci/build_windows.sh
@@ -34,6 +34,10 @@ meson .. \
     -Dplugin_parade_lspcon=false \
     -Dplugin_realtek_mst=false \
     -Dplugin_platform_integrity=false \
+    -Dplugin_bcm57xx=false \
+    -Dplugin_pixart_rf=false \
+    -Dplugin_cfu=false \
+    -Dplugin_ep963x=false \
     -Dplugin_tpm=false \
     -Dsystemd=false \
     -Doffline=false \
diff --git a/contrib/fwupd.spec.in b/contrib/fwupd.spec.in
index 64a932d28..0ff08dc98 100644
--- a/contrib/fwupd.spec.in
+++ b/contrib/fwupd.spec.in
@@ -416,7 +416,6 @@ done
 %{_libdir}/fwupd-plugins-%{fwupdplugin_version}/libfu_plugin_ata.so
 %{_libdir}/fwupd-plugins-%{fwupdplugin_version}/libfu_plugin_bcm57xx.so
 %{_libdir}/fwupd-plugins-%{fwupdplugin_version}/libfu_plugin_ccgx.so
-%{_libdir}/fwupd-plugins-%{fwupdplugin_version}/libfu_plugin_cfu.so
 %{_libdir}/fwupd-plugins-%{fwupdplugin_version}/libfu_plugin_colorhug.so
 %{_libdir}/fwupd-plugins-%{fwupdplugin_version}/libfu_plugin_cros_ec.so
 %{_libdir}/fwupd-plugins-%{fwupdplugin_version}/libfu_plugin_cpu.so
diff --git a/meson_options.txt b/meson_options.txt
index 9ce4273cd..297191127 100644
--- a/meson_options.txt
+++ b/meson_options.txt
@@ -14,12 +14,17 @@ option('gnutls', type: 'boolean', value : true, description : 'enable GnuTLS sup
 option('sqlite', type: 'boolean', value : true, description : 'enable sqlite support')
 option('lzma', type: 'boolean', value : false, description : 'enable LZMA support')
 option('plugin_amt', type : 'boolean', value : true, description : 'enable Intel AMT support')
+option('plugin_acpi_phat', type : 'boolean', value : true, description : 'enable ACPI PHAT support')
+option('plugin_bcm57xx', type : 'boolean', value : true, description : 'enable BCM57xx support')
+option('plugin_cfu', type : 'boolean', value : false, description : 'enable CFU support')
 option('plugin_dell', type : 'boolean', value : true, description : 'enable Dell-specific support')
 option('plugin_dummy', type : 'boolean', value : false, description : 'enable the dummy device')
 option('plugin_emmc', type : 'boolean', value : true, description : 'enable eMMC support')
+option('plugin_ep963x', type : 'boolean', value : true, description : 'enable EP963x support')
 option('plugin_fastboot', type : 'boolean', value : true, description : 'enable Fastboot support')
 option('plugin_logitech_bulkcontroller', type : 'boolean', value : true, description : 'enable Logitech bulk controller support')
 option('plugin_parade_lspcon', type : 'boolean', value : true, description : 'enable Parade LSPCON support')
+option('plugin_pixart_rf', type : 'boolean', value : true, description : 'enable PixartRF support')
 option('plugin_realtek_mst', type : 'boolean', value : true, description : 'enable Realtek MST hub support')
 option('plugin_synaptics_mst', type: 'boolean', value: true, description : 'enable Synaptics MST hub support')
 option('plugin_synaptics_rmi', type: 'boolean', value: true, description : 'enable Synaptics RMI support')
@@ -29,6 +34,7 @@ option('plugin_redfish', type : 'boolean', value : true, description : 'enable R
 option('plugin_uefi_capsule', type : 'boolean', value : true, description : 'enable UEFI capsule support')
 option('plugin_uefi_capsule_splash', type : 'boolean', value : true, description : 'enable UEFI capsule splash support')
 option('plugin_uefi_pk', type : 'boolean', value : true, description : 'enable UEFI PK support')
+option('plugin_nitrokey', type : 'boolean', value : true, description : 'enable Nitrokey support')
 option('plugin_nvme', type : 'boolean', value : true, description : 'enable NVMe support')
 option('plugin_modem_manager', type : 'boolean', value : false, description : 'enable ModemManager support')
 option('plugin_msr', type : 'boolean', value : true, description : 'enable MSR support')
diff --git a/plugins/acpi-phat/meson.build b/plugins/acpi-phat/meson.build
index 4f0db5d28..076d94767 100644
--- a/plugins/acpi-phat/meson.build
+++ b/plugins/acpi-phat/meson.build
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-if host_machine.system() == 'linux'
+if get_option('plugin_acpi_phat') and host_machine.system() == 'linux'
 cargs = ['-DG_LOG_DOMAIN="FuPluginAcpiPhat"']
 
 shared_module('fu_plugin_acpi_phat',
diff --git a/plugins/bcm57xx/meson.build b/plugins/bcm57xx/meson.build
index b191562d9..efaa43b9c 100644
--- a/plugins/bcm57xx/meson.build
+++ b/plugins/bcm57xx/meson.build
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+if get_option('plugin_bcm57xx')
+if not get_option('gudev')
+  error('gudev is required for plugin_bcm57xx')
+endif
 cargs = ['-DG_LOG_DOMAIN="FuPluginBcm57xx"']
 
 install_data(['bcm57xx.quirk'],
@@ -67,3 +71,4 @@ if get_option('tests')
   )
   test('bcm57xx-self-test', e, env : env)
 endif
+endif
diff --git a/plugins/cfu/meson.build b/plugins/cfu/meson.build
index abe0a416d..14dadfd4f 100644
--- a/plugins/cfu/meson.build
+++ b/plugins/cfu/meson.build
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+if get_option('plugin_cfu')
+if not get_option('gudev')
+  error('gudev is required for plugin_cfu')
+endif
 cargs = ['-DG_LOG_DOMAIN="FuPluginCfu"']
 
 install_data([
@@ -29,3 +33,4 @@ shared_module('fu_plugin_cfu',
     plugin_deps,
   ],
 )
+endif
diff --git a/plugins/ep963x/meson.build b/plugins/ep963x/meson.build
index 0fadf7172..7b32a8059 100644
--- a/plugins/ep963x/meson.build
+++ b/plugins/ep963x/meson.build
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+if get_option('plugin_ep963x')
+if not get_option('gudev')
+  error('gudev is required for plugin_ep963x')
+endif
 cargs = ['-DG_LOG_DOMAIN="FuPluginEp963x"']
 
 install_data([
@@ -30,3 +34,4 @@ shared_module('fu_plugin_ep963x',
     plugin_deps,
   ],
 )
+endif
diff --git a/plugins/nitrokey/meson.build b/plugins/nitrokey/meson.build
index 4020b5049..7ff7c59a8 100644
--- a/plugins/nitrokey/meson.build
+++ b/plugins/nitrokey/meson.build
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+if get_option('plugin_nitrokey')
 cargs = ['-DG_LOG_DOMAIN="FuPluginNitrokey"']
 
 install_data(['nitrokey.quirk'],
@@ -53,3 +54,4 @@ if get_option('tests')
   )
   test('nitrokey-self-test', e)  # added to installed-tests
 endif
+endif
diff --git a/plugins/pixart-rf/meson.build b/plugins/pixart-rf/meson.build
index b59b04f4a..4baa6b09b 100644
--- a/plugins/pixart-rf/meson.build
+++ b/plugins/pixart-rf/meson.build
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
-if host_machine.system() == 'linux'
+if get_option('plugin_pixart_rf') and host_machine.system() == 'linux'
+if not get_option('gudev')
+  error('gudev is required for plugin_pixart_rf')
+endif
+
 cargs = ['-DG_LOG_DOMAIN="FuPluginPixartRf"']
 
 install_data(['pixart-rf.quirk'],
@@ -31,7 +35,6 @@ shared_module('fu_plugin_pixart_rf',
     fwupdplugin,
   ],
 )
-endif
 
 if get_option('tests')
   install_data(['tests/pixart.builder.xml'],
@@ -63,3 +66,4 @@ if get_option('tests')
   )
   test('pxi-self-test', e, env : env)
 endif
+endif