diff --git a/subprojects/flac.wrap b/subprojects/flac.wrap
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ee36479126
--- /dev/null
+++ b/subprojects/flac.wrap
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+[wrap-file]
+directory = flac-1.4.3
+source_url = https://github.com/xiph/flac/releases/download/1.4.3/flac-1.4.3.tar.xz
+source_filename = flac-1.4.3.tar.xz
+source_hash = 6c58e69cd22348f441b861092b825e591d0b822e106de6eb0ee4d05d27205b70
+patch_filename = flac_1.4.3-2_patch.zip
+patch_url = https://wrapdb.mesonbuild.com/v2/flac_1.4.3-2/get_patch
+patch_hash = 3eace1bd0769d3e0d4ff099960160766a5185d391c8f583293b087a1f96c2a9c
+source_fallback_url = https://github.com/mesonbuild/wrapdb/releases/download/flac_1.4.3-2/flac-1.4.3.tar.xz
+wrapdb_version = 1.4.3-2
+
+[provide]
+flac = flac_dep
diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-good/ext/flac/meson.build b/subprojects/gst-plugins-good/ext/flac/meson.build
index f8d5cfef74..f5786dc390 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-good/ext/flac/meson.build
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-good/ext/flac/meson.build
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@ flac_sources = [
   'gstflactag.c',
 ]
 
-flac_dep = dependency('flac', version : '>=1.1.4', required : get_option('flac'))
+flac_dep = dependency('flac', version : '>=1.1.4', required : get_option('flac'),
+                      allow_fallback: true)
 
 if flac_dep.found()
   gstflac = library('gstflac',