diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index d6fbd7c2b7..59bfde7f0c 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -1686,7 +1686,7 @@ if have and efi_arch == 'x64' and cc.links('''
         efi_cpu_family_alt = 'x86'
 endif
 
-want_ukify = pymod.find_installation('python3', required: get_option('ukify'), modules : ['pefile']).found()
+want_ukify = get_option('ukify').allowed()
 conf.set10('ENABLE_UKIFY', want_ukify)
 
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