diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index af9bbb83db..b3e7ec0e92 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -824,7 +824,7 @@ endif
 
 gnutls = not_found
 gnutls_crypto = not_found
-if not get_option('gnutls').auto() or have_system
+if get_option('gnutls').enabled() or (get_option('gnutls').auto() and have_system)
   # For general TLS support our min gnutls matches
   # that implied by our platform support matrix
   #