diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 29c86c51c..b5746c314 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -139,6 +139,7 @@ glib_dep = dependency('glib-2.0', version : '>=2.32.0')
 gobject_dep = dependency('gobject-2.0')
 gmodule_dep = dependency('gmodule-2.0')
 gio_dep = [dependency('gio-2.0'), dependency('gio-unix-2.0')]
+jack_dep = dependency('jack', required : false)
 mathlib = cc.find_library('m', required : false)
 rt_lib = cc.find_library('rt', required : false) # clock_gettime
 dl_lib = cc.find_library('dl', required : false)
diff --git a/pipewire/modules/meson.build b/pipewire/modules/meson.build
index 4061a68f9..675bdae6c 100644
--- a/pipewire/modules/meson.build
+++ b/pipewire/modules/meson.build
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ pipewire_module_protocol_native = shared_library('pipewire-module-protocol-nativ
   dependencies : [mathlib, dl_lib, pipewire_dep, pipewirecore_dep],
 )
 
+if jack_dep.found()
 pipewire_module_jack = shared_library('pipewire-module-jack',
   [ 'module-jack.c',
     'module-jack/shm.c' ],
@@ -74,8 +75,9 @@ pipewire_module_jack = shared_library('pipewire-module-jack',
   link_with : spalib,
   install : true,
   install_dir : modules_install_dir,
-  dependencies : [mathlib, dl_lib, rt_lib, pipewire_dep, pipewirecore_dep],
+  dependencies : [jack_dep, mathlib, dl_lib, rt_lib, pipewire_dep, pipewirecore_dep],
 )
+endif
 
 pipewire_module_suspend_on_idle = shared_library('pipewire-module-suspend-on-idle', [ 'module-suspend-on-idle.c' ],
   c_args : pipewire_module_c_args,