diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 7172ee4f5..0bcadf7b8 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -422,7 +422,7 @@ if not libintl_dep.found()
 endif
 summary({'intl support': libintl_dep.found()}, bool_yn: true)
 
-need_alsa = get_option('pipewire-alsa').enabled() or get_option('session-managers').contains('media-session')
+need_alsa = get_option('pipewire-alsa').enabled() or 'media-session' in get_option('session-managers')
 alsa_dep = dependency('alsa', version : '>=1.1.7', required: need_alsa)
 summary({'pipewire-alsa': alsa_dep.found()}, bool_yn: true)
 
diff --git a/src/daemon/meson.build b/src/daemon/meson.build
index 4d01f9c16..7f16d1efb 100644
--- a/src/daemon/meson.build
+++ b/src/daemon/meson.build
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ conf_config_uninstalled.set('pipewire_pulse_path',
   meson.build_root() / 'src' / 'daemon' / 'pipewire-pulse')
 conf_config_uninstalled.set('pulse_comment', '')
 
-build_ms = get_option('session-managers').contains('media-session')
-build_wp = get_option('session-managers').contains('wireplumber')
+build_ms = 'media-session' in get_option('session-managers')
+build_wp = 'wireplumber' in get_option('session-managers')
 default_sm = get_option('session-managers').get(0, '')
 
 summary({'Build media-session': build_ms,