diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/ext/openjpeg/meson.build b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/ext/openjpeg/meson.build
index 822f2c94ff..94597fb163 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/ext/openjpeg/meson.build
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/ext/openjpeg/meson.build
@@ -6,10 +6,6 @@ openjpeg_sources = [
 
 openjpeg_cargs = []
 
-if get_option('openjpeg').disabled()
-  subdir_done()
-endif
-
 openjpeg_dep = dependency('libopenjp2', version : '>=2.2',
                           fallback : ['libopenjp2', 'libopenjp2_dep'],
                           required : get_option('openjpeg'))