diff --git a/spa/meson.build b/spa/meson.build
index 91308d2de..e13802e94 100644
--- a/spa/meson.build
+++ b/spa/meson.build
@@ -39,7 +39,15 @@ if not get_option('spa-plugins').disabled()
   vulkan_dep = dependency('vulkan', disabler : true, version : '>= 1.1.69', required: get_option('vulkan'))
   vulkan_headers = cc.has_header('vulkan/vulkan.h', dependencies : vulkan_dep)
   #summary({'Vulkan': vulkan_headers}, bool_yn: true, section: 'Misc dependencies')
-  libcamera_dep = dependency('camera', required: get_option('libcamera'))
+
+  if not get_option('libcamera').disabled()
+    libcamera_dep = dependency('libcamera', required: false)
+    if not libcamera_dep.found()
+      libcamera_dep = dependency('camera', required: get_option('libcamera'))
+    endif
+  else
+    libcamera_dep = dependency('', required: false)
+  endif
   summary({'libcamera': libcamera_dep.found()}, bool_yn: true, section: 'Backend')
 
   # common dependencies