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 d01f823c94..59054ce273 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/va/meson.build
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/va/meson.build
@@ -17,15 +17,14 @@ va_headers = [
 
 gstva_dep = dependency('', required : false)
 
-va_option = get_option('va')
-if va_option.disabled() or host_system != 'linux'
+if host_system != 'linux'
   subdir_done()
 endif
 
 libva_req = ['>= 1.6']
-libva_dep = dependency('libva', version: libva_req, required: va_option,
+libva_dep = dependency('libva', version: libva_req, required: false,
     fallback: ['libva', 'libva_dep'])
-libva_drm_dep = dependency('libva-drm', version: libva_req, required: va_option,
+libva_drm_dep = dependency('libva-drm', version: libva_req, required: false,
     fallback: ['libva', 'libva_drm_dep'])
 
 if not (libva_dep.found() and libva_drm_dep.found())