diff --git a/src/examples/meson.build b/src/examples/meson.build
index f760ad926..e5c53f998 100644
--- a/src/examples/meson.build
+++ b/src/examples/meson.build
@@ -44,25 +44,27 @@ executable('export-spa-device',
   dependencies : [pipewire_dep, mathlib],
 )
 
-executable('pipewire-media-session',
-  'media-session/alsa-midi.c',
-  'media-session/alsa-monitor.c',
-  'media-session/alsa-endpoint.c',
-  'media-session/bluez-monitor.c',
-  'media-session/bluez-endpoint.c',
-  'media-session/media-session.c',
-  'media-session/session-manager.c',
-  'media-session/metadata.c',
-  'media-session/stream-endpoint.c',
-  'media-session/policy-ep.c',
-  'media-session/policy-node.c',
-  'media-session/v4l2-monitor.c',
-  'media-session/v4l2-endpoint.c',
-  'media-session/suspend-node.c',
-  c_args : [ '-D_GNU_SOURCE' ],
-  install: true,
-  dependencies : [dbus_dep, pipewire_dep, alsa_dep, mathlib],
+if alsa_dep.found()
+  executable('pipewire-media-session',
+    'media-session/alsa-midi.c',
+    'media-session/alsa-monitor.c',
+    'media-session/alsa-endpoint.c',
+    'media-session/bluez-monitor.c',
+    'media-session/bluez-endpoint.c',
+    'media-session/media-session.c',
+    'media-session/session-manager.c',
+    'media-session/metadata.c',
+    'media-session/stream-endpoint.c',
+    'media-session/policy-ep.c',
+    'media-session/policy-node.c',
+    'media-session/v4l2-monitor.c',
+    'media-session/v4l2-endpoint.c',
+    'media-session/suspend-node.c',
+    c_args : [ '-D_GNU_SOURCE' ],
+    install: true,
+    dependencies : [dbus_dep, pipewire_dep, alsa_dep, mathlib],
 )
+endif
 
 executable('bluez-session',
   'bluez-session.c',