diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index e8249ed45..4a572bd42 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -427,8 +427,8 @@ need_alsa = get_option('pipewire-alsa').enabled() or 'media-session' in get_opti
 alsa_dep = dependency('alsa', version : '>=1.1.7', required: need_alsa)
 summary({'pipewire-alsa': alsa_dep.found()}, bool_yn: true)
 
-openssl_lib = dependency('openssl', required: false)
-summary({'openssl': openssl_lib.found()}, bool_yn: true)
+openssl_lib = dependency('openssl', required: get_option('raop'))
+summary({'OpenSSL (for raop-sink)': openssl_lib.found()}, bool_yn: true)
 
 installed_tests_metadir = pipewire_datadir / 'installed-tests' / pipewire_name
 installed_tests_execdir = pipewire_libexecdir / 'installed-tests' / pipewire_name
diff --git a/meson_options.txt b/meson_options.txt
index 06d964316..75d8cd7b0 100644
--- a/meson_options.txt
+++ b/meson_options.txt
@@ -214,3 +214,7 @@ option('session-managers',
        description : 'Session managers to build (can be [] for none or an absolute path)',
        type : 'array',
        value : ['media-session'])
+option('raop',
+       description: 'Enable module for Remote Audio Output Protocol',
+       type: 'feature',
+       value: 'auto')
diff --git a/src/modules/meson.build b/src/modules/meson.build
index 5ee4aa732..fa8441f65 100644
--- a/src/modules/meson.build
+++ b/src/modules/meson.build
@@ -442,7 +442,7 @@ pipewire_module_raop_discover = shared_library('pipewire-module-raop-discover',
   dependencies : [mathlib, dl_lib, rt_lib, pipewire_dep, avahi_dep],
 )
 endif
-summary({'raop-discover': build_module_raop_discover}, bool_yn: true, section: 'Optional Modules')
+summary({'raop-discover (needs Avahi)': build_module_raop_discover}, bool_yn: true, section: 'Optional Modules')
 
 build_module_raop = openssl_lib.found()
 if build_module_raop
@@ -456,7 +456,7 @@ pipewire_module_raop_sink = shared_library('pipewire-module-raop-sink',
   dependencies : [mathlib, dl_lib, rt_lib, pipewire_dep, openssl_lib],
 )
 endif
-summary({'raop-sink': build_module_raop}, bool_yn: true, section: 'Optional Modules')
+summary({'raop-sink (requires OpenSSL)': build_module_raop}, bool_yn: true, section: 'Optional Modules')
 
 build_module_roc = roc_lib.found()
 if build_module_roc