diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 459f35674a..539e9f5296 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ cloudproviders_req = '>= 0.3.1'
 xkbcommon_req      = '>= 0.2.0'
 sysprof_req        = '>= 3.38.0'
 vulkan_req         = '>= 1.3'
+gstreamer_req      = '>= 1.23.1'
 
 fs = import('fs')
 gnome = import('gnome')
diff --git a/modules/media/meson.build b/modules/media/meson.build
index 8adca56208..cbafb7bee1 100644
--- a/modules/media/meson.build
+++ b/modules/media/meson.build
@@ -5,14 +5,14 @@ media_backends = []
 extra_c_args = ['-DGTK_COMPILATION']
 extra_c_args += common_cflags
 
-gstplayer_dep = dependency('gstreamer-player-1.0', version: '>= 1.12.3',
+gstplayer_dep = dependency('gstreamer-player-1.0', version: gstreamer_req,
                            required: get_option('media-gstreamer'))
-gstgl_dep = dependency('gstreamer-gl-1.0', version: '>= 1.12.3',
+gstgl_dep = dependency('gstreamer-gl-1.0', version: gstreamer_req,
                        required: get_option('media-gstreamer'))
-gstallocators_dep = dependency('gstreamer-allocators-1.0', version: '>= 1.23.1',
+gstallocators_dep = dependency('gstreamer-allocators-1.0', version: gstreamer_req,
                         required: get_option('media-gstreamer'))
 
-if gstplayer_dep.found() and gstgl_dep.found()
+if gstplayer_dep.found() and gstgl_dep.found() and gstallocators_dep.found()
   extra_win_cflags = []
 
   if host_machine.system() == 'windows' and gstgl_dep.version().version_compare('>=1.19.1')