diff --git a/src/meson.build b/src/meson.build
index 8e219943acb8..4b75f05878bc 100644
--- a/src/meson.build
+++ b/src/meson.build
@@ -21,8 +21,5 @@ subdir('ipa')
 subdir('cam')
 subdir('qcam')
 
-if get_option('v4l2')
-    subdir('v4l2')
-endif
-
 subdir('gstreamer')
+subdir('v4l2')
diff --git a/src/v4l2/meson.build b/src/v4l2/meson.build
index e3838f0b07cc..dbe6a424b10e 100644
--- a/src/v4l2/meson.build
+++ b/src/v4l2/meson.build
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: CC0-1.0
 
+if not get_option('v4l2')
+    subdir_done()
+endif
+
 v4l2_compat_sources = files([
     'v4l2_camera.cpp',
     'v4l2_camera_file.cpp',