diff --git a/webrtc/check/configure_test_check.py b/webrtc/check/configure_test_check.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d7d56ddf0e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/webrtc/check/configure_test_check.py
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+
+import os
+import unittest
+from selenium import webdriver
+from selenium.webdriver.support.wait import WebDriverWait
+from selenium.webdriver.firefox.firefox_profile import FirefoxProfile
+from selenium.webdriver.chrome.options import Options as COptions
+import asyncio
+import threading
+import signal
+
+import gi
+gi.require_version('Gst', '1.0')
+from gi.repository import Gst
diff --git a/webrtc/check/meson.build b/webrtc/check/meson.build
index a7f6456440..15fc8bc15b 100644
--- a/webrtc/check/meson.build
+++ b/webrtc/check/meson.build
@@ -2,8 +2,12 @@ tests = [
   ['basic',  'basic.py'],
 ]
 
-if openssl.found()
+check_test = find_program ('configure_test_check.py')
+have_webrtc_check_deps = run_command (check_test).returncode() == 0
+
+if openssl.found() and have_webrtc_check_deps
   test_deps = [certs]
+  message ('adding webrtc tests')
 
   foreach elem : tests
     test(elem.get(0),