diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 93f9655..859bcf2 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -137,7 +137,10 @@ endif
 polkit_policy_directory = polkit_gobject_dep.get_pkgconfig_variable('policydir')
 
 # Tests dependencies
-pam_wrapper_dep = dependency('pam_wrapper', required: get_option('pam'))
+pam_wrapper_dep = dependency('pam_wrapper', required: false)
+if get_option('pam') and not pam_wrapper_dep.found()
+    warning('Dependency "pam_wrapper" required by test suite not found')
+endif
 
 xmllint = find_program('xmllint', required: false)
 python3 = find_program('python3') # No meson without it!
diff --git a/tests/pam/meson.build b/tests/pam/meson.build
index dc0b071..bb3c1d9 100644
--- a/tests/pam/meson.build
+++ b/tests/pam/meson.build
@@ -12,7 +12,9 @@ if address_sanitizer
     preloaded_libs += 'asan'
 endif
 
-preloaded_libs += 'pam_wrapper'
+if pam_wrapper_dep.found()
+    preloaded_libs += 'pam_wrapper'
+endif
 
 foreach libname: preloaded_libs
     lib = run_command(meson.get_compiler('c'),