diff --git a/drivers/common/idpf/meson.build b/drivers/common/idpf/meson.build
index 58059ef443..74c0e92cac 100644
--- a/drivers/common/idpf/meson.build
+++ b/drivers/common/idpf/meson.build
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
 # Copyright(c) 2022 Intel Corporation
 
+if not get_option('enable_iova_as_pa')
+    subdir_done()
+endif
+
 deps += ['mbuf']
 
 sources = files(
diff --git a/drivers/event/dlb2/meson.build b/drivers/event/dlb2/meson.build
index a2e60273c5..8ae7db0011 100644
--- a/drivers/event/dlb2/meson.build
+++ b/drivers/event/dlb2/meson.build
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
 # Copyright(c) 2019-2020 Intel Corporation
 
@@ -8,6 +7,10 @@ if not is_linux or not dpdk_conf.has('RTE_ARCH_X86_64')
         subdir_done()
 endif
 
+if not get_option('enable_iova_as_pa')
+    subdir_done()
+endif
+
 sources = files(
         'dlb2.c',
         'dlb2_iface.c',
diff --git a/drivers/meson.build b/drivers/meson.build
index 0618c31a69..9c10e2633d 100644
--- a/drivers/meson.build
+++ b/drivers/meson.build
@@ -127,9 +127,9 @@ foreach subpath:subdirs
             # pull in driver directory which should update all the local variables
             subdir(drv_path)
 
-            if dpdk_conf.get('RTE_IOVA_AS_PA') == 0 and not pmd_supports_disable_iova_as_pa and not always_enable.contains(drv_path)
+            if not get_option('enable_iova_as_pa') and not pmd_supports_disable_iova_as_pa and not always_enable.contains(drv_path)
                 build = false
-                reason = 'driver does not support disabling IOVA as PA mode'
+                reason = 'IOVA as VA not supported'
             endif
 
             # get dependency objs from strings
diff --git a/drivers/net/bnxt/meson.build b/drivers/net/bnxt/meson.build
index 09d494e90f..c9ca09089a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bnxt/meson.build
+++ b/drivers/net/bnxt/meson.build
@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@ if is_windows
     subdir_done()
 endif
 
+if not get_option('enable_iova_as_pa')
+    subdir_done()
+endif
+
 headers = files('rte_pmd_bnxt.h')
 cflags_options = [
         '-DSUPPORT_CFA_HW_ALL=1',
diff --git a/drivers/net/enic/meson.build b/drivers/net/enic/meson.build
index 7131a25f09..f1f7f5432a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/enic/meson.build
+++ b/drivers/net/enic/meson.build
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@ if is_windows
     subdir_done()
 endif
 
+if not get_option('enable_iova_as_pa')
+    subdir_done()
+endif
+
 sources = files(
         'base/vnic_cq.c',
         'base/vnic_dev.c',
diff --git a/drivers/net/hns3/meson.build b/drivers/net/hns3/meson.build
index e1a5afa2ec..743fae9db7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/hns3/meson.build
+++ b/drivers/net/hns3/meson.build
@@ -13,9 +13,7 @@ if arch_subdir != 'x86' and arch_subdir != 'arm' or not dpdk_conf.get('RTE_ARCH_
     subdir_done()
 endif
 
-if dpdk_conf.get('RTE_IOVA_AS_PA') == 0
-    build = false
-    reason = 'driver does not support disabling IOVA as PA mode'
+if not get_option('enable_iova_as_pa')
     subdir_done()
 endif
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/i40e/meson.build b/drivers/net/i40e/meson.build
index e00c1a9ef9..689606a1de 100644
--- a/drivers/net/i40e/meson.build
+++ b/drivers/net/i40e/meson.build
@@ -13,6 +13,10 @@ if arch_subdir == 'riscv'
     subdir_done()
 endif
 
+if not get_option('enable_iova_as_pa')
+    subdir_done()
+endif
+
 cflags += ['-DPF_DRIVER',
     '-DVF_DRIVER',
     '-DINTEGRATED_VF',
diff --git a/drivers/net/iavf/meson.build b/drivers/net/iavf/meson.build
index 6df771f917..c95503adda 100644
--- a/drivers/net/iavf/meson.build
+++ b/drivers/net/iavf/meson.build
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
 # Copyright(c) 2018 Luca Boccassi <bluca@debian.org>
 
+if not get_option('enable_iova_as_pa')
+    subdir_done()
+endif
 
 cflags += ['-Wno-strict-aliasing']
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/virtio/meson.build b/drivers/net/virtio/meson.build
index 0ffd77024e..b8ba1807fa 100644
--- a/drivers/net/virtio/meson.build
+++ b/drivers/net/virtio/meson.build
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@ if is_windows
     subdir_done()
 endif
 
+if not get_option('enable_iova_as_pa')
+    subdir_done()
+endif
+
 sources += files(
         'virtio.c',
         'virtio_cvq.c',
