diff --git a/audio/meson.build b/audio/meson.build
index 94dab16891..3abee90860 100644
--- a/audio/meson.build
+++ b/audio/meson.build
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ endforeach
 
 if dbus_display
     module_ss = ss.source_set()
-    module_ss.add(when: [gio, pixman, opengl, 'CONFIG_GIO'], if_true: files('dbusaudio.c'))
+    module_ss.add(when: gio, if_true: files('dbusaudio.c'))
     audio_modules += {'dbus': module_ss}
 endif
 
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 013c694a49..ad92d288a6 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -1672,6 +1672,8 @@ dbus_display = get_option('dbus_display') \
            error_message: '-display dbus requires --enable-modules') \
   .require(gdbus_codegen.found(),
            error_message: '-display dbus requires gdbus-codegen') \
+  .require(opengl.found(),
+           error_message: '-display dbus requires epoxy/egl') \
   .allowed()
 
 have_virtfs = get_option('virtfs') \