diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 19f0d9f3ef..a8d9f9e365 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -44,13 +44,20 @@ rtspserver_args = ['-DHAVE_CONFIG_H']
 rtspserver_incs = include_directories('gst/rtsp-server', '.')
 
 glib_dep = dependency('glib-2.0', version : glib_req)
-gst_dep = dependency('gstreamer-1.0', version : gst_req)
-gstcheck_dep = dependency('gstreamer-check-1.0', version : gst_req)
-gstrtsp_dep = dependency('gstreamer-rtsp-1.0', version : gst_req)
-gstrtp_dep = dependency('gstreamer-rtp-1.0', version : gst_req)
-gstsdp_dep = dependency('gstreamer-sdp-1.0', version : gst_req)
-gstapp_dep = dependency('gstreamer-app-1.0', version : gst_req)
-gstnet_dep = dependency('gstreamer-net-1.0', version : gst_req)
+gst_dep = dependency('gstreamer-1.0', version : gst_req,
+  fallback : ['gstreamer', 'gst_dep'])
+gstcheck_dep = dependency('gstreamer-check-1.0', version : gst_req,
+  fallback : ['gstreamer', 'gst_check_dep'])
+gstrtsp_dep = dependency('gstreamer-rtsp-1.0', version : gst_req,
+  fallback : ['gst-plugins-base', 'rtsp_dep'])
+gstrtp_dep = dependency('gstreamer-rtp-1.0', version : gst_req,
+  fallback : ['gst-plugins-base', 'rtp_dep'])
+gstsdp_dep = dependency('gstreamer-sdp-1.0', version : gst_req,
+  fallback : ['gst-plugins-base', 'sdp_dep'])
+gstapp_dep = dependency('gstreamer-app-1.0', version : gst_req,
+  fallback : ['gst-plugins-base', 'app_dep'])
+gstnet_dep = dependency('gstreamer-net-1.0', version : gst_req,
+  fallback : ['gstreamer', 'gst_net_dep'])
 
 subdir('gst')
 subdir('tests')