diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 702eaaf652..bf25bcba43 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -1783,9 +1783,7 @@ if have and efi_arch == 'x64' and cc.links('''
         efi_cpu_family_alt = 'x86'
 endif
 
-want_ukify = get_option('ukify').require(
-        python_39 and conf.get('ENABLE_BOOTLOADER') == 1,
-        error_message : 'Python >= 3.9 and -Dbootloader=true required').allowed()
+want_ukify = get_option('ukify').require(python_39, error_message : 'Python >= 3.9 required').allowed()
 conf.set10('ENABLE_UKIFY', want_ukify)
 
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