diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/va/meson.build b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/va/meson.build
index 9c9b539d62..1af2e29f5b 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/va/meson.build
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/va/meson.build
@@ -50,14 +50,20 @@ if host_system not in ['linux', 'windows']
 endif
 
 va_opt = get_option('va')
-msdk_opt = get_option('msdk')
-qsv_opt = get_option('qsv')
-if va_opt.disabled() and msdk_opt.disabled() and qsv_opt.disabled()
-  subdir_done()
+if host_system == 'linux'
+  msdk_opt = get_option('msdk')
+  qsv_opt = get_option('qsv')
+  if va_opt.disabled() and msdk_opt.disabled() and qsv_opt.disabled()
+    subdir_done()
+  endif
+  va_required = va_opt.enabled() or msdk_opt.enabled() or qsv_opt.enabled()
+else
+  if va_opt.disabled()
+    subdir_done()
+  endif
+  va_required = va_opt
 endif
 
-va_required = va_opt.enabled() or msdk_opt.enabled() or qsv_opt.enabled()
-
 libva_req = ['>= 1.6']
 if host_system == 'windows'
   libva_req = ['>= 1.18']
@@ -77,7 +83,7 @@ if host_system == 'linux'
   endif
   platform_deps += [libva_drm_dep]
 
-  libdrm_dep = dependency('libdrm', version: '>=2.4', required: false)
+  libdrm_dep = dependency('libdrm', version: '>=2.4', required: get_option('drm'))
   if libdrm_dep.found()
     platform_deps += [libdrm_dep]
     extra_args += ['-DHAVE_LIBDRM']
diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/meson_options.txt b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/meson_options.txt
index a3962373b9..86266be3f9 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/meson_options.txt
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/meson_options.txt
@@ -74,6 +74,8 @@ option('y4m', type : 'feature', value : 'auto')
 option('opencv', type : 'feature', value : 'auto', description : 'OpenCV computer vision library support')
 
 # Feature options for optional deps in plugins
+option('drm', type : 'feature', value : 'auto', description: 'libdrm support in the GstVA library')
+option('udev', type : 'feature', value : 'auto', description: 'gudev support in the new VA-API plugin')
 option('wayland', type : 'feature', value : 'auto', description : 'Wayland plugin/library, support in the Vulkan plugin')
 option('x11', type : 'feature', value : 'auto', description : 'X11 support in Vulkan, GL and rfb plugins')
 
diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/va/meson.build b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/va/meson.build
index 7227b39fb4..3e0a3f7060 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/va/meson.build
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/va/meson.build
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ extra_dep = []
 c_std_arg = ['c_std=c99']
 
 if host_system == 'linux'
-  libgudev_dep = dependency('gudev-1.0', required: false, allow_fallback: true)
+  libgudev_dep = dependency('gudev-1.0', required: get_option('udev'), allow_fallback: true)
   if libgudev_dep.found()
     extra_args += ['-DHAVE_GUDEV']
     extra_dep += [libgudev_dep]