diff --git a/ext/taglib/meson.build b/ext/taglib/meson.build
index c0b6a50fc6..6eb20e6e67 100644
--- a/ext/taglib/meson.build
+++ b/ext/taglib/meson.build
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ taglib_sources = [
 
 taglib_dep = dependency('taglib', version : '>= 1.5', required : false)
 
-if taglib_dep.found() and add_languages('cpp')
+if taglib_dep.found() and add_languages('cpp', required : false)
   gsttaglib = library('gsttaglib',
     taglib_sources,
     c_args : gst_plugins_good_args + ['-DGST_USE_UNSTABLE_API'],
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 5b0a680565..c168f52d2f 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-project('gst-plugins-good', 'c', 'cpp',
+project('gst-plugins-good', 'c',
   version : '1.13.0.1',
   meson_version : '>= 0.36.0',
   default_options : [ 'warning_level=1',