diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/tests/check/meson.build b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/tests/check/meson.build
index c0a5a00a12..7bbbea34c3 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/tests/check/meson.build
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/tests/check/meson.build
@@ -16,8 +16,7 @@ exif_dep = dependency('libexif', version : '>= 0.6.16', required : false)
 nalutils_dep = gstcodecparsers_dep.partial_dependency (compile_args: true, includes: true)
 
 enable_gst_play_tests = get_option('gst_play_tests')
-libsoup_dep = dependency('libsoup-2.4', version : '>=2.48', required : enable_gst_play_tests,
-  fallback : ['libsoup', 'libsoup_dep'])
+libsoup_dep = dependency('libsoup-2.4', version: '>=2.48', required: enable_gst_play_tests)
 
 # name, condition when to skip the test and extra dependencies
 base_tests = [