diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index fd73889e61..83d9297342 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -110,7 +110,6 @@ fi
 
 # Check for compiler and library settings.
 
-LIBVIRT_ARG_FUSE
 LIBVIRT_ARG_GLUSTER
 LIBVIRT_ARG_HAL
 LIBVIRT_ARG_LIBISCSI
@@ -135,7 +134,6 @@ LIBVIRT_ARG_VIRTUALPORT
 LIBVIRT_ARG_WIRESHARK
 LIBVIRT_ARG_YAJL
 
-LIBVIRT_CHECK_FUSE
 LIBVIRT_CHECK_GLIB
 LIBVIRT_CHECK_GLUSTER
 LIBVIRT_CHECK_GNUTLS
@@ -449,7 +447,6 @@ LIBVIRT_RESULT_DRIVER_MODULES
 AC_MSG_NOTICE([])
 AC_MSG_NOTICE([Libraries])
 AC_MSG_NOTICE([])
-LIBVIRT_RESULT_FUSE
 LIBVIRT_RESULT_GLIB
 LIBVIRT_RESULT_GLUSTER
 LIBVIRT_RESULT_GNUTLS
diff --git a/m4/virt-fuse.m4 b/m4/virt-fuse.m4
deleted file mode 100644
index cc5726fe64..0000000000
--- a/m4/virt-fuse.m4
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,30 +0,0 @@
-dnl The libfuse.so library
-dnl
-dnl Copyright (C) 2012-2013 Red Hat, Inc.
-dnl
-dnl This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
-dnl modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
-dnl License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
-dnl version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
-dnl
-dnl This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-dnl but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-dnl MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
-dnl Lesser General Public License for more details.
-dnl
-dnl You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
-dnl License along with this library.  If not, see
-dnl <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
-dnl
-
-AC_DEFUN([LIBVIRT_ARG_FUSE],[
-  LIBVIRT_ARG_WITH_FEATURE([FUSE], [fuse], [check], [2.8.6])
-])
-
-AC_DEFUN([LIBVIRT_CHECK_FUSE],[
-  LIBVIRT_CHECK_PKG([FUSE], [fuse], [2.8.6])
-])
-
-AC_DEFUN([LIBVIRT_RESULT_FUSE],[
-  LIBVIRT_RESULT_LIB([FUSE])
-])
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 8dd34857bc..82bfadd434 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -1049,6 +1049,12 @@ if dlopen_dep.found()
   conf.set('HAVE_DLFCN_H', 1)
 endif
 
+fuse_version = '2.8.6'
+fuse_dep = dependency('fuse', version: '>=' + fuse_version, required: get_option('fuse'))
+if fuse_dep.found()
+  conf.set('WITH_FUSE', 1)
+endif
+
 # readline 7.0 is the first version which includes pkg-config support
 readline_version = '7.0'
 readline_dep = dependency('readline', version: '>=' + readline_version, required: false)
@@ -1184,6 +1190,7 @@ libs_summary = {
   'dlopen': dlopen_dep.found(),
   'firewalld': conf.has('WITH_FIREWALLD'),
   'firewalld-zone': conf.has('WITH_FIREWALLD_ZONE'),
+  'fuse': fuse_dep.found(),
   'readline': readline_dep.found(),
 }
 summary(libs_summary, section: 'Libraries', bool_yn: true)
diff --git a/meson_options.txt b/meson_options.txt
index 65def09c7e..64585f76e6 100644
--- a/meson_options.txt
+++ b/meson_options.txt
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ option('curl', type: 'feature', value: 'auto', description: 'curl support')
 option('dbus', type: 'feature', value: 'auto', description: 'dbus-1 support')
 option('firewalld', type: 'feature', value: 'auto', description: 'firewalld support')
 option('firewalld_zone', type: 'feature', value: 'auto', description: 'whether to install firewalld libvirt zone')
+option('fuse', type: 'feature', value: 'auto', description: 'fuse support')
 option('readline', type: 'feature', value: 'auto', description: 'readline support')