diff --git a/src/freedreno/decode/meson.build b/src/freedreno/decode/meson.build
index 6a093c6d0df..062798fe654 100644
--- a/src/freedreno/decode/meson.build
+++ b/src/freedreno/decode/meson.build
@@ -137,6 +137,8 @@ if dep_libarchive.found()
     build_by_default: with_tools.contains('freedreno'),
     install: install_fd_decode_tools,
   )
+else
+  warning('libarchive not found, not building replay or rddecompiler')
 endif
 
 if dep_lua.found() and dep_libarchive.found()
@@ -197,6 +199,8 @@ if dep_lua.found() and dep_libarchive.found()
 
     endforeach
   endif
+else
+  warning('lua or libarchive not found, not building cffdump')
 endif
 
 crashdec = executable(
@@ -289,4 +293,6 @@ if dep_libarchive.found()
     build_by_default: with_tools.contains('freedreno'),
     install: false,
   )
+else
+  warning('libarchive not found, not building pgmdump')
 endif
diff --git a/src/freedreno/meson.build b/src/freedreno/meson.build
index 77621cfbeb2..de8dacc9a71 100644
--- a/src/freedreno/meson.build
+++ b/src/freedreno/meson.build
@@ -27,14 +27,14 @@ rnn_path = rnn_src_path + ':' + get_option('prefix') + '/' + rnn_install_path
 
 # TODO: use multi-argument dependency() in meson 0.60
 foreach lua : ['lua54', 'lua53', 'lua52', 'lua']
-    dep_lua = dependency(lua, required: false, version: '>=5.2')
+    dep_lua = dependency(lua, required: false, fallback : ['lua', 'lua_dep'], version: '>=5.2')
     if dep_lua.found()
         break
     endif
 endforeach
 
-dep_libarchive = dependency('libarchive', required: false)
-dep_libxml2 = dependency('libxml-2.0', required: false)
+dep_libarchive = dependency('libarchive', fallback : ['libarchive', 'libarchive_dep'], required: false)
+dep_libxml2 = dependency('libxml-2.0', fallback: ['libxml2', 'libxml2_dep'], required: false)
 prog_gzip = find_program('gzip', required: false)
 
 install_fd_decode_tools = dep_libxml2.found() and prog_gzip.found() and \
@@ -62,6 +62,8 @@ if dep_libxml2.found() and with_tools.contains('freedreno')
   subdir('rnn')
   subdir('decode')
   subdir('afuc')
+elif with_tools.contains('freedreno')
+  message('libxml2 not found, skipping tools that depend on it')
 endif
 
 if with_tools.contains('drm-shim')
diff --git a/subprojects/libarchive.wrap b/subprojects/libarchive.wrap
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a989d5b6410
--- /dev/null
+++ b/subprojects/libarchive.wrap
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+[wrap-file]
+directory = libarchive-3.7.1
+source_url = https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/releases/download/v3.7.1/libarchive-3.7.1.tar.xz
+source_filename = libarchive-3.7.1.tar.xz
+source_hash = b17403ce670ff18d8e06fea05a9ea9accf70678c88f1b9392a2e29b51127895f
+patch_filename = libarchive_3.7.1-2_patch.zip
+patch_url = https://wrapdb.mesonbuild.com/v2/libarchive_3.7.1-2/get_patch
+patch_hash = ada92958fa10655ca0f710ecb7ec3db7751644d76001d5d36b352115399b1eef
+source_fallback_url = https://github.com/mesonbuild/wrapdb/releases/download/libarchive_3.7.1-2/libarchive-3.7.1.tar.xz
+wrapdb_version = 3.7.1-2
+
+[provide]
+libarchive = libarchive_dep
diff --git a/subprojects/libxml2.wrap b/subprojects/libxml2.wrap
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..67f72349527
--- /dev/null
+++ b/subprojects/libxml2.wrap
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+[wrap-file]
+directory = libxml2-2.11.4
+source_url = https://download.gnome.org/sources/libxml2/2.11/libxml2-2.11.4.tar.xz
+source_fallback_url = https://github.com/mesonbuild/wrapdb/releases/download/libxml2_2.11.4-1/libxml2-2.11.4.tar.xz
+source_filename = libxml2-2.11.4.tar.xz
+source_hash = 737e1d7f8ab3f139729ca13a2494fd17bf30ddb4b7a427cf336252cab57f57f7
+patch_filename = libxml2_2.11.4-1_patch.zip
+patch_url = https://wrapdb.mesonbuild.com/v2/libxml2_2.11.4-1/get_patch
+patch_hash = 31867206881a6ec8f2338972775c9c9155aaf8c8a7d680331ae62ea231c9622e
+wrapdb_version = 2.11.4-1
+
+[provide]
+libxml-2.0 = libxml2_dep
diff --git a/subprojects/lua.wrap b/subprojects/lua.wrap
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..7e9f90c10c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/subprojects/lua.wrap
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+[wrap-file]
+directory = lua-5.4.6
+source_url = https://www.lua.org/ftp/lua-5.4.6.tar.gz
+source_filename = lua-5.4.6.tar.gz
+source_hash = 7d5ea1b9cb6aa0b59ca3dde1c6adcb57ef83a1ba8e5432c0ecd06bf439b3ad88
+patch_filename = lua_5.4.6-2_patch.zip
+patch_url = https://wrapdb.mesonbuild.com/v2/lua_5.4.6-2/get_patch
+patch_hash = a218f93461b1d9ba9367506f3198815f84ee25e2e4b50894679004aee9cb46f2
+source_fallback_url = https://github.com/mesonbuild/wrapdb/releases/download/lua_5.4.6-2/lua-5.4.6.tar.gz
+wrapdb_version = 5.4.6-2
+
+[provide]
+lua-5.4 = lua_dep
+lua = lua_dep