diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-good/meson_options.txt b/subprojects/gst-plugins-good/meson_options.txt
index 664e43e3f2..2d95ea5203 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-good/meson_options.txt
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-good/meson_options.txt
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ option('rpi-lib-dir', type : 'string', value : '/opt/vc/lib', description : 'Dir
 
 # soup plugin options
 option('soup', type : 'feature', value : 'auto', description : 'libsoup HTTP client source/sink plugin')
-option('soup-lookup-dep', type : 'boolean', value : 'false',
+option('soup-lookup-dep', type : 'boolean', value : false,
        description : 'Lookup libsoup dep at build time even when building a shared plugin')
 
 # Qt plugin options
diff --git a/subprojects/gstreamer/meson_options.txt b/subprojects/gstreamer/meson_options.txt
index 25464e3f2e..340fb5801d 100644
--- a/subprojects/gstreamer/meson_options.txt
+++ b/subprojects/gstreamer/meson_options.txt
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ option('libdw', type : 'feature', value : 'auto', description : 'Use libdw to ge
 option('dbghelp', type : 'feature', value : 'auto', description : 'Use dbghelp to generate backtraces')
 option('bash-completion', type : 'feature', value : 'auto', description : 'Install bash completion files')
 option('coretracers', type : 'feature', value : 'auto', description : 'Build coretracers plugin')
-option('gstreamer-static-full', type : 'boolean', value : 'false', description : 'Enable static support of gstreamer-full.')
+option('gstreamer-static-full', type : 'boolean', value : false, description : 'Enable static support of gstreamer-full.')
 
 # Common feature options
 option('examples', type : 'feature', value : 'auto', yield : true)