diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index f272b344909..5b0eea10a3f 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -1061,14 +1061,6 @@ dep_thread = dependency('threads')
 if dep_thread.found() and host_machine.system() != 'windows'
   pre_args += '-DHAVE_PTHREAD'
 endif
-if with_amd_vk or with_gallium_radeonsi or with_gallium_r600 or with_gallium_opencl
-  dep_elf = dependency('libelf', required : false)
-  if not dep_elf.found()
-    dep_elf = cc.find_library('elf')
-  endif
-else
-  dep_elf = null_dep
-endif
 dep_expat = dependency('expat')
 # this only exists on linux so either this is linux and it will be found, or
 # its not linux and and wont
@@ -1225,6 +1217,16 @@ elif with_amd_vk or with_gallium_radeonsi or with_gallium_swr
   error('The following drivers require LLVM: Radv, RadeonSI, SWR. One of these is enabled, but LLVM is disabled.')
 endif
 
+if (with_amd_vk or with_gallium_radeonsi or with_gallium_opencl or
+    (with_gallium_r600 and with_llvm))
+  dep_elf = dependency('libelf', required : false)
+  if not dep_elf.found()
+    dep_elf = cc.find_library('elf')
+  endif
+else
+  dep_elf = null_dep
+endif
+
 dep_glvnd = null_dep
 if with_glvnd
   dep_glvnd = dependency('libglvnd', version : '>= 0.2.0')