diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -199,6 +199,10 @@
     dolphintabwidget.cpp
     trash/dolphintrash.cpp
     filterbar/filterbar.cpp
+    panels/information/informationpanel.cpp
+    panels/information/informationpanelcontent.cpp
+    panels/information/pixmapviewer.cpp
+    panels/information/phononwidget.cpp
     panels/places/placespanel.cpp
     panels/places/placesitem.cpp
     panels/places/placesitemeditdialog.cpp
@@ -246,10 +250,6 @@
     set(dolphinstatic_SRCS
         ${dolphinstatic_SRCS}
         panels/information/filemetadataconfigurationdialog.cpp
-        panels/information/informationpanel.cpp
-        panels/information/informationpanelcontent.cpp
-        panels/information/pixmapviewer.cpp
-        panels/information/phononwidget.cpp
     )
 endif()
 
diff --git a/src/dolphinmainwindow.cpp b/src/dolphinmainwindow.cpp
--- a/src/dolphinmainwindow.cpp
+++ b/src/dolphinmainwindow.cpp
@@ -1228,8 +1228,6 @@
     infoDock->setLocked(lock);
     infoDock->setObjectName(QStringLiteral("infoDock"));
     infoDock->setAllowedAreas(Qt::LeftDockWidgetArea | Qt::RightDockWidgetArea);
-
-#ifdef HAVE_BALOO
     InformationPanel* infoPanel = new InformationPanel(infoDock);
     infoPanel->setCustomContextMenuActions({lockLayoutAction});
     connect(infoPanel, &InformationPanel::urlActivated, this, &DolphinMainWindow::handleUrl);
@@ -1245,7 +1243,6 @@
             infoPanel, &InformationPanel::setSelection);
     connect(this, &DolphinMainWindow::requestItemInfo,
             infoPanel, &InformationPanel::requestDelayedItemInfo);
-#endif
 
     // Setup "Folders"
     DolphinDockWidget* foldersDock = new DolphinDockWidget(i18nc("@title:window", "Folders"));
diff --git a/src/panels/information/informationpanelcontent.h b/src/panels/information/informationpanelcontent.h
--- a/src/panels/information/informationpanelcontent.h
+++ b/src/panels/information/informationpanelcontent.h
@@ -138,9 +138,7 @@
     PixmapViewer* m_preview;
     PhononWidget* m_phononWidget;
     QLabel* m_nameLabel;
-#ifndef HAVE_BALOO
-    KFileMetaDataWidget* m_metaDataWidget;
-#else
+#ifdef HAVE_BALOO
     Baloo::FileMetaDataWidget* m_metaDataWidget;
 #endif
     QScrollArea* m_metaDataArea;
diff --git a/src/panels/information/informationpanelcontent.cpp b/src/panels/information/informationpanelcontent.cpp
--- a/src/panels/information/informationpanelcontent.cpp
+++ b/src/panels/information/informationpanelcontent.cpp
@@ -32,7 +32,9 @@
 #include <QMenu>
 #include <QTextDocument>
 
+#ifdef HAVE_BALOO
 #include <Baloo/FileMetaDataWidget>
+#endif
 
 #include <panels/places/placesitem.h>
 #include <panels/places/placesitemmodel.h>
@@ -48,7 +50,9 @@
 #include <QStyle>
 
 #include "dolphin_informationpanelsettings.h"
+#ifdef HAVE_BALOO
 #include "filemetadataconfigurationdialog.h"
+#endif
 #include "phononwidget.h"
 #include "pixmapviewer.h"
 
@@ -60,7 +64,9 @@
     m_preview(nullptr),
     m_phononWidget(nullptr),
     m_nameLabel(nullptr),
+#ifdef HAVE_BALOO
     m_metaDataWidget(nullptr),
+#endif
     m_metaDataArea(nullptr),
     m_placesItemModel(nullptr)
 {
@@ -102,12 +108,14 @@
     const bool previewsShown = InformationPanelSettings::previewsShown();
     m_preview->setVisible(previewsShown);
 
+#ifdef HAVE_BALOO
     m_metaDataWidget = new Baloo::FileMetaDataWidget(parent);
     m_metaDataWidget->setDateFormat(static_cast<Baloo::DateFormats>(InformationPanelSettings::dateFormat()));
     connect(m_metaDataWidget, &Baloo::FileMetaDataWidget::urlActivated,
             this, &InformationPanelContent::urlActivated);
     m_metaDataWidget->setFont(QFontDatabase::systemFont(QFontDatabase::SmallestReadableFont));
     m_metaDataWidget->setSizePolicy(QSizePolicy::Preferred, QSizePolicy::Minimum);
+#endif
 
     // Encapsulate the MetaDataWidget inside a container that has a dummy widget
     // at the bottom. This prevents that the meta data widget gets vertically stretched
@@ -116,7 +124,9 @@
     QVBoxLayout* containerLayout = new QVBoxLayout(metaDataWidgetContainer);
     containerLayout->setContentsMargins(0, 0, 0, 0);
     containerLayout->setSpacing(0);
+#ifdef HAVE_BALOO
     containerLayout->addWidget(m_metaDataWidget);
+#endif
     containerLayout->addStretch();
 
     m_metaDataArea = new QScrollArea(parent);
@@ -186,11 +196,13 @@
                 this, &InformationPanelContent::showIcon);
     }
 
+#ifdef HAVE_BALOO
     if (m_metaDataWidget) {
         m_metaDataWidget->setDateFormat(static_cast<Baloo::DateFormats>(InformationPanelSettings::dateFormat()));
         m_metaDataWidget->show();
         m_metaDataWidget->setItems(KFileItemList() << item);
     }
+#endif
 
     if (InformationPanelSettings::previewsShown()) {
         const QString mimeType = item.mimetype();
@@ -225,9 +237,11 @@
     );
     setNameLabelText(i18ncp("@label", "%1 item selected", "%1 items selected", items.count()));
 
+#ifdef HAVE_BALOO
     if (m_metaDataWidget) {
         m_metaDataWidget->setItems(items);
     }
+#endif
 
     m_phononWidget->hide();
 
@@ -239,13 +253,17 @@
     switch (event->type()) {
     case QEvent::Resize: {
         QResizeEvent* resizeEvent = static_cast<QResizeEvent*>(event);
+#ifdef HAVE_BALOO
         if (obj == m_metaDataArea->viewport()) {
             // The size of the meta text area has changed. Adjust the fixed
             // width in a way that no horizontal scrollbar needs to be shown.
             m_metaDataWidget->setFixedWidth(resizeEvent->size().width());
         } else if (obj == parent()) {
+#endif
             adjustWidgetSizes(resizeEvent->size().width());
+#ifdef HAVE_BALOO
         }
+#endif
         break;
     }
 
@@ -253,9 +271,11 @@
         adjustWidgetSizes(parentWidget()->width());
         break;
 
+#ifdef HAVE_BALOO
     case QEvent::FontChange:
         m_metaDataWidget->setFont(QFontDatabase::systemFont(QFontDatabase::SmallestReadableFont));
         break;
+#endif
 
     default:
         break;
@@ -268,6 +288,7 @@
 {
     QMenu popup(this);
 
+#ifdef HAVE_BALOO
     QAction* previewAction = popup.addAction(i18nc("@action:inmenu", "Preview"));
     previewAction->setIcon(QIcon::fromTheme(QStringLiteral("view-preview")));
     previewAction->setCheckable(true);
@@ -280,8 +301,8 @@
     dateformatAction->setIcon(QIcon::fromTheme(QStringLiteral("change-date-symbolic")));
     dateformatAction->setCheckable(true);
     dateformatAction->setChecked(InformationPanelSettings::dateFormat() == static_cast<int>(Baloo::DateFormats::ShortFormat));
-
     popup.addSeparator();
+#endif
     foreach (QAction* action, customContextMenuActions) {
         popup.addAction(action);
     }
@@ -293,6 +314,7 @@
         return;
     }
 
+#ifdef HAVE_BALOO
     const bool isChecked = action->isChecked();
     if (action == previewAction) {
         m_preview->setVisible(isChecked);
@@ -312,6 +334,7 @@
         InformationPanelSettings::setDateFormat(dateFormat);
         refreshMetaData();
     }
+#endif
 }
 
 void InformationPanelContent::showIcon(const KFileItem& item)
@@ -397,9 +420,11 @@
 
     // The metadata widget also contains a text widget which may return
     // a large preferred width.
+#ifdef HAVE_BALOO
     if (m_metaDataWidget) {
         m_metaDataWidget->setMaximumWidth(maxWidth);
     }
+#endif
 
     // try to increase the preview as large as possible
     m_preview->setSizeHint(QSize(maxWidth, maxWidth));