diff --git a/ext/openjpeg/meson.build b/ext/openjpeg/meson.build
index c3ffbd031d..78bbb4dbc5 100644
--- a/ext/openjpeg/meson.build
+++ b/ext/openjpeg/meson.build
@@ -10,7 +10,9 @@ if get_option('openjpeg').disabled()
   subdir_done()
 endif
 
-openjpeg_dep = dependency('libopenjp2', version : '>=2.2', required : get_option('openjpeg'))
+openjpeg_dep = dependency('libopenjp2', version : '>=2.2',
+                          fallback : ['libopenjp2', 'libopenjp2_dep'],
+                          required : get_option('openjpeg'))
 
 if openjpeg_dep.found()
   gstopenjpeg = library('gstopenjpeg',