diff --git a/spa/meson.build b/spa/meson.build
index 712caf126..263af4c25 100644
--- a/spa/meson.build
+++ b/spa/meson.build
@@ -19,11 +19,13 @@ if not get_option('spa-plugins').disabled()
   # plugin-specific dependencies
   alsa_dep = dependency('alsa', required: get_option('alsa'))
   bluez_dep = dependency('bluez', version : '>= 4.101', required: get_option('bluez5'))
-  sbc_dep = dependency('sbc', required: get_option('bluez5'))
-  ldac_dep = dependency('ldacBT-enc', required : get_option('bluez5').enabled() and get_option('bluez5-codec-ldac'))
-  ldac_abr_dep = dependency('ldacBT-abr', required : get_option('bluez5').enabled() and get_option('bluez5-codec-ldac'))
-  aptx_dep = dependency('libopenaptx', version : '< 0.2.1', required : get_option('bluez5').enabled() and get_option('bluez5-codec-aptx'))
-  fdk_aac_dep = dependency('fdk-aac', required : get_option('bluez5').enabled() and get_option('bluez5-codec-aac'))
+  if bluez_dep.found()
+    sbc_dep = dependency('sbc', required: get_option('bluez5'))
+    ldac_dep = dependency('ldacBT-enc', required : get_option('bluez5-codec-ldac'))
+    ldac_abr_dep = dependency('ldacBT-abr', required : get_option('bluez5-codec-ldac'))
+    aptx_dep = dependency('libopenaptx', version : '< 0.2.1', required : get_option('bluez5-codec-aptx'))
+    fdk_aac_dep = dependency('fdk-aac', required : get_option('bluez5-codec-aac'))
+  endif
   avcodec_dep = dependency('libavcodec', required: get_option('ffmpeg'))
   jack_dep = dependency('jack', version : '>= 1.9.10', required: get_option('jack'))
   vulkan_dep = dependency('vulkan', disabler : true, version : '>= 1.1.69', required: get_option('vulkan'))
diff --git a/spa/plugins/meson.build b/spa/plugins/meson.build
index 80cb89bce..c54304f39 100644
--- a/spa/plugins/meson.build
+++ b/spa/plugins/meson.build
@@ -13,7 +13,9 @@ endif
 if not get_option('audiotestsrc').disabled()
   subdir('audiotestsrc')
 endif
-subdir('bluez5')
+if bluez_dep.found()
+  subdir('bluez5')
+endif
 if avcodec_dep.found()
   subdir('ffmpeg')
 endif