diff --git a/meson_options.txt b/meson_options.txt
index b690abc2..b7509bd9 100644
--- a/meson_options.txt
+++ b/meson_options.txt
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ option('lib',
 )
 option('gst-plugin',
   type: 'feature',
-  value: 'enabled',
+  value: 'auto',
   description: 'Build GStreamer plugin (includes GTK video sink element)'
 )