diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index f1e4118fd5d..a4aec1745d5 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -276,6 +276,9 @@ with_freedreno_kgsl = get_option('freedreno-kgsl')
 with_broadcom_vk = _vulkan_drivers.contains('broadcom')
 with_any_vk = _vulkan_drivers.length() != 0
 
+with_any_broadcom = with_gallium_vc4 or with_gallium_v3d or with_broadcom_vk
+with_any_intel = with_dri_i965 or with_intel_vk or with_gallium_iris
+
 if with_swrast_vk and not with_gallium_softpipe
   error('swrast vulkan requires gallium swrast')
 endif
@@ -1365,7 +1368,8 @@ if dep_thread.found() and host_machine.system() != 'windows'
   endif
 endif
 if host_machine.system() != 'windows'
-  dep_expat = dependency('expat', fallback : ['expat', 'expat_dep'])
+  dep_expat = dependency('expat', fallback : ['expat', 'expat_dep'],
+                         required: not with_platform_android or with_any_broadcom or with_any_intel)
 else
   dep_expat = null_dep
 endif
diff --git a/src/meson.build b/src/meson.build
index b39ea7dbb8b..a175e33cd4f 100644
--- a/src/meson.build
+++ b/src/meson.build
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ endif
 if with_gallium_radeonsi or with_amd_vk
   subdir('amd')
 endif
-if with_gallium_vc4 or with_gallium_v3d or with_broadcom_vk
+if with_any_broadcom
   subdir('broadcom')
 endif
 if with_gallium_etnaviv
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ endif
 if with_gallium_virgl
   subdir('virtio')
 endif
-if with_dri_i965 or with_intel_vk or with_gallium_iris
+if with_any_intel
   subdir('intel')
 endif
 subdir('mesa')