diff --git a/src/context.h b/src/context.h
--- a/src/context.h
+++ b/src/context.h
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@
 
 #include <QObject>
 #include "kf5pulseaudioqt_export.h"
-#include "pulse/volume.h"
 
 namespace PulseAudioQt
 {
@@ -38,6 +37,10 @@
 class Module;
 class Server;
 
+KF5PULSEAUDIOQT_EXPORT qint64 normalVolume();
+KF5PULSEAUDIOQT_EXPORT qint64 minimumVolume();
+KF5PULSEAUDIOQT_EXPORT qint64 maximumVolume();
+
 class KF5PULSEAUDIOQT_EXPORT Context : public QObject
 {
     Q_OBJECT
@@ -47,10 +50,6 @@
 
     static Context *instance();
 
-    static const qint64 NormalVolume = PA_VOLUME_NORM;
-    static const qint64 MinimalVolume = 0;
-    static const qint64 MaximalVolume = (PA_VOLUME_NORM / 100.0) * 150;
-
     void ref();
     void unref();
 
diff --git a/src/context.cpp b/src/context.cpp
--- a/src/context.cpp
+++ b/src/context.cpp
@@ -45,6 +45,20 @@
 
 Context *s_context = nullptr;
 
+qint64 normalVolume()
+{
+    return PA_VOLUME_NORM;
+}
+
+qint64 minimumVolume()
+{
+    return 0;
+}
+
+qint64 maximumVolume()
+{
+    return (PA_VOLUME_NORM / 100.0) * 150;
+}
 static bool isGoodState(int eol)
 {
     if (eol < 0) {
diff --git a/src/context_p.h b/src/context_p.h
--- a/src/context_p.h
+++ b/src/context_p.h
@@ -32,11 +32,6 @@
 namespace PulseAudioQt
 {
 
-    static const qint64 NormalVolume = PA_VOLUME_NORM;
-    static const qint64 MinimalVolume = 0;
-    static const qint64 MaximalVolume = (PA_VOLUME_NORM / 100.0) * 150;
-
-
 class ContextPrivate
 {
 public: