diff --git a/subprojects/gstreamer/libs/gst/helpers/ptp/meson.build b/subprojects/gstreamer/libs/gst/helpers/ptp/meson.build
index e8d81c9649..7ebc2c8964 100644
--- a/subprojects/gstreamer/libs/gst/helpers/ptp/meson.build
+++ b/subprojects/gstreamer/libs/gst/helpers/ptp/meson.build
@@ -1,114 +1,118 @@
 # Check PTP support
-have_ptp = true
+ptp_helper_option = get_option('ptp-helper')
+
+if ptp_helper_option.disabled()
+  subdir_done()
+endif
 
 if host_system not in ['linux', 'freebsd', 'openbsd', 'netbsd', 'dragonfly', 'darwin', 'sunos', 'solaris', 'illumos', 'windows']
-  have_ptp = false
-  message('PTP not supported on this OS')
+  if ptp_helper_option.enabled()
+    error('PTP not supported on this OS')
+  endif
+  subdir_done()
 endif
 
-if have_ptp
-  have_rust = add_languages('rust', native : false, required : false)
-  if not have_rust
-    have_ptp = false
-    warning('PTP not supported without Rust compiler')
+have_rust = add_languages('rust', native : false, required : false)
+if not have_rust
+  if ptp_helper_option.enabled()
+    error('PTP not supported without Rust compiler')
   endif
+  subdir_done()
 endif
 
-if have_ptp
-  rustc = meson.get_compiler('rust')
+rustc = meson.get_compiler('rust')
 
-  if rustc.get_id() not in ['rustc', 'clippy-driver rustc']
-    warning('PTP support is only tested with rustc, found different compiler @0@ @1@'.format(rustc.get_id(), rustc.version()))
-  endif
-
-  # We currently need at least Rust 1.48 on all platforms but Windows.
-  # On Windows some 1.54 API is used that would otherwise complicate things
-  # unncecessarily.
-  rust_req = '1.48'
-  if host_system == 'windows'
-    rust_req = '1.54'
-  endif
-
-  if rustc.get_id() in ['rustc', 'clippy-driver rustc'] and not rustc.version().version_compare('>=' + rust_req)
-    have_ptp = false
-    warning('PTP support requires at least Rust @0@ on this platform, found @1@'.format(rust_req, rustc.version()))
-  endif
+if rustc.get_id() not in ['rustc', 'clippy-driver rustc']
+  warning('PTP support is only tested with rustc, found different compiler @0@ @1@'.format(rustc.get_id(), rustc.version()))
 endif
 
-if have_ptp
-  cdata.set('HAVE_PTP', 1, description : 'PTP support available')
+# We currently need at least Rust 1.48 on all platforms but Windows.
+# On Windows some 1.54 API is used that would otherwise complicate things
+# unncecessarily.
+rust_req = '1.48'
+if host_system == 'windows'
+  rust_req = '1.54'
+endif
 
-  ptp_helper_conf_data = configuration_data()
-  rust_args = []
+if rustc.get_id() in ['rustc', 'clippy-driver rustc'] and not rustc.version().version_compare('>=' + rust_req)
+  if ptp_helper_option.enabled()
+    error('PTP support requires at least Rust @0@ on this platform, found @1@'.format(rust_req, rustc.version()))
+  endif
+  subdir_done()
+endif
 
-  setcap_prog = find_program('setcap', '/usr/sbin/setcap', '/sbin/setcap', required : false)
-  cap_dep = dependency('libcap', required: false)
+cdata.set('HAVE_PTP', 1, description : 'PTP support available')
 
-  # user/group to change to in gst-ptp-helper
-  ptp_helper_setuid_user = get_option('ptp-helper-setuid-user')
-  if ptp_helper_setuid_user != ''
-    ptp_helper_conf_data.set('PTP_HELPER_SETUID_USER', 'Some("@0@")'.format(ptp_helper_setuid_user))
+ptp_helper_conf_data = configuration_data()
+rust_args = []
+
+setcap_prog = find_program('setcap', '/usr/sbin/setcap', '/sbin/setcap', required : false)
+cap_dep = dependency('libcap', required: false)
+
+# user/group to change to in gst-ptp-helper
+ptp_helper_setuid_user = get_option('ptp-helper-setuid-user')
+if ptp_helper_setuid_user != ''
+  ptp_helper_conf_data.set('PTP_HELPER_SETUID_USER', 'Some("@0@")'.format(ptp_helper_setuid_user))
+else
+  ptp_helper_conf_data.set('PTP_HELPER_SETUID_USER', 'None')
+endif
+ptp_helper_setuid_group = get_option('ptp-helper-setuid-group')
+if ptp_helper_setuid_group != ''
+  ptp_helper_conf_data.set('PTP_HELPER_SETUID_GROUP', 'Some("@0@")'.format(ptp_helper_setuid_group))
+else
+  ptp_helper_conf_data.set('PTP_HELPER_SETUID_GROUP', 'None')
+endif
+
+# how to install gst-ptp-helper
+with_ptp_helper_permissions = get_option('ptp-helper-permissions')
+if with_ptp_helper_permissions == 'auto'
+  if setcap_prog.found() and cap_dep.found()
+    with_ptp_helper_permissions = 'capabilities'
+  elif host_system == 'windows'
+    with_ptp_helper_permissions = 'none'
   else
-    ptp_helper_conf_data.set('PTP_HELPER_SETUID_USER', 'None')
+    with_ptp_helper_permissions = 'setuid-root'
   endif
-  ptp_helper_setuid_group = get_option('ptp-helper-setuid-group')
-  if ptp_helper_setuid_group != ''
-    ptp_helper_conf_data.set('PTP_HELPER_SETUID_GROUP', 'Some("@0@")'.format(ptp_helper_setuid_group))
-  else
-    ptp_helper_conf_data.set('PTP_HELPER_SETUID_GROUP', 'None')
-  endif
-
-  # how to install gst-ptp-helper
-  with_ptp_helper_permissions = get_option('ptp-helper-permissions')
-  if with_ptp_helper_permissions == 'auto'
-    if setcap_prog.found() and cap_dep.found()
-      with_ptp_helper_permissions = 'capabilities'
-    elif host_system == 'windows'
-      with_ptp_helper_permissions = 'none'
-    else
-      with_ptp_helper_permissions = 'setuid-root'
-    endif
-  endif
-  message('How to install gst-ptp-helper: ' + with_ptp_helper_permissions)
-
-  if with_ptp_helper_permissions == 'none'
-    rust_args += ['--cfg', 'ptp_helper_permissions="none"']
-    # nothing to do
-  elif with_ptp_helper_permissions == 'setuid-root'
-    rust_args += ['--cfg', 'ptp_helper_permissions="setuid-root"']
-  elif with_ptp_helper_permissions == 'capabilities'
-    if not setcap_prog.found()
-      error('capabilities-based ptp-helper-permissions requested, but could not find setcap tool.')
-    elif not cap_dep.found()
-      error('capabilities-based ptp-helper-permissions requested, but could not find libcap.')
-    endif
-    rust_args += ['--cfg', 'ptp_helper_permissions="setcap"']
-  else
-    error('Unexpected ptp helper permissions value: ' + with_ptp_helper_permissions)
-  endif
-
-  conf_lib_rs = configure_file(input : 'conf_lib.rs.in',
-                               output : 'conf_lib.rs',
-                               configuration: ptp_helper_conf_data)
-
-  conf = static_library('gst_ptp_helper_conf', conf_lib_rs,
-    override_options : ['rust_std=2018'],
-    rust_args : ['-Cpanic=abort'],
-    rust_crate_type : 'rlib')
-
-  exe = executable('gst-ptp-helper', 'main.rs',
-    override_options : ['rust_std=2018'],
-    rust_args : ['-Cpanic=abort', rust_args],
-    dependencies : [cap_dep],
-    link_with : conf,
-    install_dir : helpers_install_dir,
-    install : true)
-
-  if host_system != 'windows'
-    meson.add_install_script('ptp_helper_post_install.sh',
-        helpers_install_dir, with_ptp_helper_permissions,
-        setcap_prog.found() ? setcap_prog.full_path() : '')
-  endif
-
-  meson.add_devenv({'GST_PTP_HELPER': exe.full_path()})
 endif
+message('How to install gst-ptp-helper: ' + with_ptp_helper_permissions)
+
+if with_ptp_helper_permissions == 'none'
+  rust_args += ['--cfg', 'ptp_helper_permissions="none"']
+  # nothing to do
+elif with_ptp_helper_permissions == 'setuid-root'
+  rust_args += ['--cfg', 'ptp_helper_permissions="setuid-root"']
+elif with_ptp_helper_permissions == 'capabilities'
+  if not setcap_prog.found()
+    error('capabilities-based ptp-helper-permissions requested, but could not find setcap tool.')
+  elif not cap_dep.found()
+    error('capabilities-based ptp-helper-permissions requested, but could not find libcap.')
+  endif
+  rust_args += ['--cfg', 'ptp_helper_permissions="setcap"']
+else
+  error('Unexpected ptp helper permissions value: ' + with_ptp_helper_permissions)
+endif
+
+conf_lib_rs = configure_file(input : 'conf_lib.rs.in',
+                             output : 'conf_lib.rs',
+                             configuration: ptp_helper_conf_data)
+
+conf = static_library('gst_ptp_helper_conf', conf_lib_rs,
+  override_options : ['rust_std=2018'],
+  rust_args : ['-Cpanic=abort'],
+  rust_crate_type : 'rlib')
+
+exe = executable('gst-ptp-helper', 'main.rs',
+  override_options : ['rust_std=2018'],
+  rust_args : ['-Cpanic=abort', rust_args],
+  dependencies : [cap_dep],
+  link_with : conf,
+  install_dir : helpers_install_dir,
+  install : true)
+
+if host_system != 'windows'
+  meson.add_install_script('ptp_helper_post_install.sh',
+      helpers_install_dir, with_ptp_helper_permissions,
+      setcap_prog.found() ? setcap_prog.full_path() : '')
+endif
+
+meson.add_devenv({'GST_PTP_HELPER': exe.full_path()})
diff --git a/subprojects/gstreamer/meson_options.txt b/subprojects/gstreamer/meson_options.txt
index 7363bdb7a1..54d222915c 100644
--- a/subprojects/gstreamer/meson_options.txt
+++ b/subprojects/gstreamer/meson_options.txt
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ option('gst_parse', type : 'boolean', value : true,
        description: 'Enable pipeline string parser')
 option('registry', type : 'boolean', value : true)
 option('tracer_hooks', type : 'boolean', value : true, description: 'Enable tracer usage')
+option('ptp-helper', type: 'feature', description: 'Build gst-ptp-helper')
 option('ptp-helper-setuid-user', type : 'string',
        description : 'User to switch to when installing gst-ptp-helper setuid root')
 option('ptp-helper-setuid-group', type : 'string',