diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 8db4699ec5c0f..4d4f164087439 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ pre_args = [
 with_vulkan_icd_dir = get_option('vulkan-icd-dir')
 with_tests = get_option('build-tests')
 with_valgrind = get_option('valgrind')
+with_libunwind = get_option('libunwind')
 with_asm = get_option('asm')
 with_llvm = get_option('llvm')
 if get_option('texture-float')
@@ -687,7 +688,7 @@ dep_selinux = []
 # TODO: llvm-prefix and llvm-shared-libs
 
 dep_unwind = dependency('libunwind', required : false)
-if dep_unwind.found()
+if dep_unwind.found() and with_libunwind
   pre_args += '-DHAVE_LIBUNWIND'
 endif
 
diff --git a/meson_options.txt b/meson_options.txt
index 1b90f5ced889f..b44c93df0015f 100644
--- a/meson_options.txt
+++ b/meson_options.txt
@@ -142,6 +142,12 @@ option(
   value : true,
   description : 'Build with valgrind support if possible'
 )
+option(
+  'libunwind',
+  type : 'boolean',
+  value : true,
+  description : 'Use libunwind for stack-traces if possible'
+)
 option(
   'build-tests',
   type : 'boolean',