diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-good/ext/qt/meson.build b/subprojects/gst-plugins-good/ext/qt/meson.build
index 1e92ebf1df..53de7d7656 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-good/ext/qt/meson.build
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-good/ext/qt/meson.build
@@ -42,23 +42,16 @@ if not add_languages('cpp', native: false, required: qt5_option)
 endif
 
 qt5_mod = import('qt5')
-qt5qml_dep = dependency('qt5', modules : ['Core', 'Gui', 'Qml', 'Quick'],
-                        method: qt5_method, required: qt5_option, static: host_system == 'ios')
-
-# On Linux, distros often have the Qt5 pkg-config files and moc in separate
-# packages, so the user may not have both installed. Check for moc and ensure
-# that it's installed.
-# We don't do this check on other OSes because they need to be able to simply
-# point the `QMAKE` env var to `qmake` to build against a particular Qt5.
-if host_system == 'linux' and not meson.is_cross_build()
-  moc = find_program('moc-qt5', 'moc', required : qt5_option)
-else
-  # We only check if `moc` was found, and then discard it, so we can fake it.
-  # This is also a good unit test of the fact that we *don't* use it.
-  moc = declare_dependency()
+if not qt5_mod.has_tools(method: qt5_method)
+  if qt5_option.enabled()
+    error('qt5 qmlglsink plugin is enabled, but qt specific tools were not found')
+  endif
+  subdir_done()
 endif
 
-if not qt5qml_dep.found() or not moc.found()
+qt5qml_dep = dependency('qt5', modules : ['Core', 'Gui', 'Qml', 'Quick'],
+                        method: qt5_method, required: qt5_option, static: host_system == 'ios')
+if not qt5qml_dep.found()
   subdir_done()
 endif
 
@@ -202,7 +195,7 @@ if qt5_option.require(have_qt_windowing).allowed()
   endif
 
   # Build it!
-  moc_files = qt5_mod.preprocess(moc_headers : moc_headers)
+  moc_files = qt5_mod.preprocess(moc_headers : moc_headers, method: qt5_method)
   gstqmlgl = library('gstqmlgl', sources, moc_files,
     cpp_args : gst_plugins_good_args + qt_defines,
     link_args : noseh_link_args,
diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-good/ext/qt6/meson.build b/subprojects/gst-plugins-good/ext/qt6/meson.build
index d622e8385e..fc5f4909b0 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-good/ext/qt6/meson.build
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-good/ext/qt6/meson.build
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ if not add_languages('cpp', native: false, required: qt6_option)
 endif
 
 qt6_mod = import('qt6')
-if not qt6_mod.has_tools()
+if not qt6_mod.has_tools(method: qt6_method)
   if qt6_option.enabled()
     error('qt6 qmlglsink plugin is enabled, but qt specific tools were not found')
   endif
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ endif
 
 if qt6_option.require(have_qt_windowing).allowed()
   # Build it!
-  moc_files = qt6_mod.preprocess(moc_headers : moc_headers)
+  moc_files = qt6_mod.preprocess(moc_headers : moc_headers, method: qt6_method)
   gstqml6gl = library('gstqml6', sources, moc_files,
     cpp_args : gst_plugins_good_args + qt_defines,
     link_args : noseh_link_args,