diff --git a/src/apprt/embedded.zig b/src/apprt/embedded.zig
index dc91871de..efeb2cf6f 100644
--- a/src/apprt/embedded.zig
+++ b/src/apprt/embedded.zig
@@ -1386,7 +1386,7 @@ pub const Inspector = struct {
 
 // C API
 pub const CAPI = struct {
-    const global = &@import("../main.zig").state;
+    const global = &@import("../global.zig").state;
 
     /// This is the same as Surface.KeyEvent but this is the raw C API version.
     const KeyEvent = extern struct {
diff --git a/src/main_c.zig b/src/main_c.zig
index 4cbca4899..8a66837d3 100644
--- a/src/main_c.zig
+++ b/src/main_c.zig
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@ const assert = std.debug.assert;
 const posix = std.posix;
 const builtin = @import("builtin");
 const build_config = @import("build_config.zig");
-const main = @import("main.zig");
+const main = @import("main_ghostty.zig");
+const state = &@import("global.zig").state;
 const apprt = @import("apprt.zig");
 
 // Some comptime assertions that our C API depends on.
@@ -55,7 +56,7 @@ export fn ghostty_init() c_int {
     var argv: [0][*:0]u8 = .{};
     std.os.argv = &argv;
 
-    main.state.init() catch |err| {
+    state.init() catch |err| {
         std.log.err("failed to initialize ghostty error={}", .{err});
         return 1;
     };