diff --git a/meson_options.txt b/meson_options.txt
index 11a810b..0f1dd68 100644
--- a/meson_options.txt
+++ b/meson_options.txt
@@ -4,3 +4,4 @@ option('tpm1', type: 'feature', value: 'auto', description: 'Enable TPM 1.2 pin
 option('dracut', type: 'feature', value: 'auto', description: 'Enable dracut support for clevis')
 option('udisks', type: 'feature', value: 'auto', description: 'Enable udisks2 support for clevis')
 option('bashcompdir', type: 'string', value: '', description: 'Directory for bash completion files') 
+option('pkcs11', type: 'feature', value: 'auto', description: 'Enable PKCS11 pin support')
diff --git a/src/pins/pkcs11/meson.build b/src/pins/pkcs11/meson.build
index 95182e9..6ca708d 100644
--- a/src/pins/pkcs11/meson.build
+++ b/src/pins/pkcs11/meson.build
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-pcscd = find_program('pcscd', required: false)
-pkcs11tool = find_program('pkcs11-tool', required: false)
+pcscd = find_program('pcscd', required: get_option('pkcs11'))
+pkcs11tool = find_program('pkcs11-tool', required: get_option('pkcs11'))
 pcscd_disable_polkit = false
 git = find_program('git', required: false)