diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/d3d11/meson.build b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/d3d11/meson.build
index b50e46ae4b..6511b72028 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/d3d11/meson.build
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/d3d11/meson.build
@@ -26,8 +26,9 @@ d3d11_headers = [
 
 gstd3d11_dep = dependency('', required : false)
 directxmath_dep = dependency('', required : false)
+d3d11_opt = get_option('d3d11')
 
-if host_system != 'windows'
+if host_system != 'windows' or d3d11_opt.disabled()
   subdir_done()
 endif
 
@@ -45,10 +46,10 @@ have_dxgidebug_h = false
 d3d11_winapi_app = false
 d3d11_conf = configuration_data()
 
-d3d11_lib = cc.find_library('d3d11', required : false)
-dxgi_lib = cc.find_library('dxgi', required : false)
+d3d11_lib = cc.find_library('d3d11', required: d3d11_opt)
+dxgi_lib = cc.find_library('dxgi', required: d3d11_opt)
 d3dcompiler_lib = cc.find_library('d3dcompiler', required: false)
-runtimeobject_lib = cc.find_library('runtimeobject', required : false)
+runtimeobject_lib = cc.find_library('runtimeobject', required: false)
 
 if not d3d11_lib.found() or not dxgi_lib.found()
   subdir_done()
@@ -61,8 +62,8 @@ sdk_headers = [
 ]
 
 foreach h : sdk_headers
-  if not cc.has_header (h)
-    subdir_done ()
+  if not cc.has_header(h, required: d3d11_opt)
+    subdir_done()
   endif
 endforeach
 
@@ -91,6 +92,9 @@ if runtimeobject_lib.found() and d3dcompiler_lib.found()
 endif
 
 if not d3d11_winapi_desktop and not d3d11_winapi_app
+  if d3d11_opt.enabled()
+    error('Not building for win32 or winRT?')
+  endif
   subdir_done()
 endif
 
@@ -189,16 +193,12 @@ have_dx_math = cxx.compiles('''
       return 0;
     }
     ''',
-    name: 'DirectXMath suupport in Windows SDK')
+    name: 'DirectXMath support in Windows SDK')
 
 if not have_dx_math
   directxmath_dep = dependency('directxmath',
-      fallback: ['directxmath', 'directxmath_dep'],
-      required: false)
-  if not directxmath_dep.found()
-    subdir_done ()
-  endif
-
+      allow_fallback: true,
+      required: get_option('d3d11-math'))
   extra_deps += [directxmath_dep]
 endif
 
@@ -215,10 +215,12 @@ if host_machine.cpu_family() != 'x86'
         return 0;
       }
       ''',
-      name: 'DirectXMath SIMD suupport',
+      name: 'DirectXMath SIMD support',
       dependencies: directxmath_dep)
   if have_dx_math_simd
     extra_comm_args += ['-DHAVE_DIRECTX_MATH_SIMD']
+  elif get_option('d3d11-math').enabled()
+    error('Usable DirectXMath not found')
   endif
 endif
 
diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/meson_options.txt b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/meson_options.txt
index d4f087791c..29057e0bd5 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/meson_options.txt
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/meson_options.txt
@@ -103,8 +103,6 @@ option('curl', type : 'feature', value : 'auto', description : 'cURL network sou
 option('curl-ssh2', type : 'feature', value : 'auto', description : 'cURL network source and sink plugin libssh2 support')
 option('d3dvideosink', type : 'feature', value : 'auto', description : 'Direct3D video sink plugin')
 option('d3d11', type : 'feature', value : 'auto', description : 'Direct3D11 plugin')
-option('d3d11-wgc', type : 'feature', value : 'auto', description : 'Windows Graphics Capture API support in d3d11 plugin')
-option('d3d11-hlsl-precompile', type : 'feature', value : 'auto', description : 'Enable buildtime HLSL compile for d3d11 library/plugin')
 option('d3d12', type : 'feature', value : 'auto', description : 'Direct3D12 plugin')
 option('dash', type : 'feature', value : 'auto', description : 'DASH demuxer plugin')
 option('dc1394', type : 'feature', value : 'auto', description : 'libdc1394 IIDC camera source plugin')
@@ -211,6 +209,11 @@ option('isac', type : 'feature', value : 'auto', description : 'iSAC plugin')
 option('aja-sdk-dir', type : 'string', value : '',
   description : 'Directory with AJA SDK, e.g. ntv2sdklinux_16.0.0.4')
 
+# D3D11 plugin options
+option('d3d11-math', type : 'feature', value : 'auto', description : 'Enable DirectX SIMD Math support')
+option('d3d11-hlsl-precompile', type : 'feature', value : 'auto', description : 'Enable buildtime HLSL compile for d3d11 library/plugin')
+option('d3d11-wgc', type : 'feature', value : 'auto', description : 'Windows Graphics Capture API support in d3d11 plugin')
+
 # HLS plugin options
 option('hls', type : 'feature', value : 'auto', description : 'HTTP Live Streaming plugin')
 option('hls-crypto', type : 'combo', value : 'auto', choices : ['auto', 'nettle', 'libgcrypt', 'openssl'],