diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 9add735..3687791 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -239,6 +239,12 @@ foreach name, values : map
   is_opencl_icd = opencl_icd and name == 'OpenCL'
   is_vulkan_icd = name == 'vulkan'
 
+  if name == 'wayland-egl'
+    if not get_option('wayland-egl')
+      continue
+    endif
+  endif
+
   if not cc.has_function(symbol, dependencies : mali)
     continue
   endif
diff --git a/meson_options.txt b/meson_options.txt
index 5ef9459..e7570e0 100644
--- a/meson_options.txt
+++ b/meson_options.txt
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ option('opencl-icd', type: 'boolean', value: true,
        description: 'OpenCL Installable Client Driver (ICD) (default: true)')
 option('khr-header', type: 'boolean', value: false,
        description: 'Install KHR header (default: false)')
+option('wayland-egl', type: 'boolean', value: true,
+       description: 'Install wayland egl wrapper when needed (default: true)')
 option('vendor-package', type: 'boolean', value: false,
        description: 'Install as vendor package (default: false)')
 option('hooks', type: 'boolean', value: true,