diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/applemedia/meson.build b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/applemedia/meson.build
index f8bc5974f6..845d725010 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/applemedia/meson.build
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/applemedia/meson.build
@@ -91,10 +91,13 @@ foreach framework : applemedia_frameworks
 endforeach
 
 applemedia_objcpp_args = []
-if gstvulkan_dep.found() and have_objcpp
-  moltenvk_dep = cc.find_library('MoltenVK', required : false)
-  metal_dep = dependency('appleframeworks', modules : ['Metal'], required : false)
-  if metal_dep.found() and moltenvk_dep.found() and cc.has_header ('MoltenVK/vk_mvk_moltenvk.h')
+vulkan_option = get_option('vulkan')
+vk_required = applemedia_option.enabled() and vulkan_option.enabled()
+if gstvulkan_dep.found() and have_objcpp and not vulkan_option.disabled()
+  moltenvk_dep = cc.find_library('MoltenVK', required: vk_required)
+  metal_dep = dependency('appleframeworks', modules : ['Metal'], required: vk_required)
+  have_mvk_header = cc.has_header('MoltenVK/vk_mvk_moltenvk.h', required: vk_required)
+  if metal_dep.found() and moltenvk_dep.found() and have_mvk_header
     applemedia_frameworks += [moltenvk_dep, gstvulkan_dep, metal_dep]
     applemedia_sources += [
       'videotexturecache-vulkan.mm',