diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-base/gst/videotestsrc/meson.build b/subprojects/gst-plugins-base/gst/videotestsrc/meson.build
index 5b0e8758b0..e5cf8904f2 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-base/gst/videotestsrc/meson.build
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-base/gst/videotestsrc/meson.build
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ plugin_sources += {
   'videotestsrc': pathsep.join(doc_sources)
 }
 
-if get_option('adder').disabled()
+if get_option('videotestsrc').disabled()
   subdir_done()
 endif