diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index ccad5c1ca0..3e6f832c92 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -1423,7 +1423,6 @@ if features['vaapi-x11']
     sources += files('video/out/vo_vaapi.c')
 endif
 
-features += {'vaapi-x-egl': features['vaapi-x11'] and egl_x11.allowed()}
 features += {'vaapi-egl': (features['vaapi-x11'] or features['vaapi-wayland'] or features['vaapi-drm']) and features['egl']}
 features += {'vaapi-libplacebo': features['vaapi'] and libplacebo.found()}
 
diff --git a/meson_options.txt b/meson_options.txt
index e523ea4896..2b17349af9 100644
--- a/meson_options.txt
+++ b/meson_options.txt
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ option('vaapi', type: 'feature', value: 'auto', description: 'VAAPI acceleration
 option('vaapi-drm', type: 'feature', value: 'auto', description: 'VAAPI (DRM support)')
 option('vaapi-wayland', type: 'feature', value: 'auto', description: 'VAAPI (Wayland support)')
 option('vaapi-x11', type: 'feature', value: 'auto', description: 'VAAPI (X11 support)')
-option('vaapi-x-egl', type: 'feature', value: 'auto', description: 'VAAPI EGL on X11')
+option('vaapi-egl', type: 'feature', value: 'auto', description: 'VAAPI (EGL support)')
 option('vulkan', type: 'feature', value: 'auto', description: 'Vulkan context support')
 option('wayland', type: 'feature', value: 'auto', description: 'Wayland')
 option('x11', type: 'feature', value: 'auto', description: 'X11')