diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index de396b9f1f..8aeb77848d 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -1405,13 +1405,13 @@ if features['vaapi']
 endif
 
 vaapi_drm = dependency('libva-drm', version: '>= 1.1.0', required: get_option('vaapi-drm').require(features['vaapi']))
-features += {'vaapi-drm': features['vaapi'] and egl_drm.allowed() and vaapi_drm.found()}
+features += {'vaapi-drm': features['vaapi'] and vaapi_drm.found()}
 if features['vaapi-drm']
     dependencies += vaapi_drm
 endif
 
 vaapi_wayland = dependency('libva-wayland', version: '>= 1.1.0', required: get_option('vaapi-wayland').require(features['vaapi']))
-features += {'vaapi-wayland': features['vaapi'] and features['egl-wayland'] and vaapi_wayland.found()}
+features += {'vaapi-wayland': features['vaapi'] and vaapi_wayland.found()}
 if features['vaapi-wayland']
     dependencies += vaapi_wayland
 endif
diff --git a/meson_options.txt b/meson_options.txt
index 5f2d31df3d..e523ea4896 100644
--- a/meson_options.txt
+++ b/meson_options.txt
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ option('plain-gl', type: 'feature', value: 'auto', description: 'OpenGL without
 option('vdpau', type: 'feature', value: 'auto', description: 'VDPAU acceleration')
 option('vdpau-gl-x11', type: 'feature', value: 'auto', description: 'VDPAU with OpenGL/X11')
 option('vaapi', type: 'feature', value: 'auto', description: 'VAAPI acceleration')
-option('vaapi-drm', type: 'feature', value: 'auto', description: 'VAAPI (DRM/EGL support)')
+option('vaapi-drm', type: 'feature', value: 'auto', description: 'VAAPI (DRM support)')
 option('vaapi-wayland', type: 'feature', value: 'auto', description: 'VAAPI (Wayland support)')
 option('vaapi-x11', type: 'feature', value: 'auto', description: 'VAAPI (X11 support)')
 option('vaapi-x-egl', type: 'feature', value: 'auto', description: 'VAAPI EGL on X11')