diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index eb13c7efa4..27c21d1d67 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -1013,7 +1013,7 @@ else
 endif
 
 libparted_version = '1.8.0'
-libparted_dep = dependency('libparted', version: '>=' + libparted_version, required: false)
+libparted_dep = dependency('libparted', version: '>=' + libparted_version, required: get_option('storage_disk'))
 
 libpcap_version = '1.5.0'
 if not get_option('libpcap').disabled()