diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 940929a5ca..6438761c87 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -91,12 +91,17 @@ if building_full
 building_full_options = ['gstreamer-full=enabled']
 endif
 
+libnice_options = []
+if get_option('webrtc').enabled()
+  libnice_options += ['gstreamer=enabled']
+endif
+
 # Ordered list of subprojects (dict has no ordering guarantees)
 subprojects = [
   ['gstreamer', {'build-hotdoc': true, 'subproject_options': building_full_options}],
   ['gst-plugins-base', {'option': get_option('base'), 'build-hotdoc': true}],
   ['gst-plugins-good', {'option': get_option('good'), 'build-hotdoc': true}],
-  ['libnice', { 'option': get_option('libnice'), 'match_gst_version': false}],
+  ['libnice', { 'option': get_option('libnice'), 'match_gst_version': false, 'subproject_options': libnice_options}],
   ['gst-plugins-bad', { 'option': get_option('bad'), 'build-hotdoc': true}],
   ['gst-plugins-ugly', { 'option': get_option('ugly'), 'build-hotdoc': true}],
   ['gst-libav', { 'option': get_option('libav'), 'build-hotdoc': true}],