diff --git a/subprojects/packagefiles/libopenjp2/meson_options.txt b/subprojects/packagefiles/libopenjp2/meson_options.txt
index 0a971dd74..2eecb943f 100644
--- a/subprojects/packagefiles/libopenjp2/meson_options.txt
+++ b/subprojects/packagefiles/libopenjp2/meson_options.txt
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ option('build_jpip_server', type : 'boolean', value : false, description : 'Buil
 option('build_viewer', type : 'boolean', value : false, description : 'Build the OPJViewer executable (C++)')
 option('build_java', type : 'boolean', value : false, description : 'Build the openjpeg jar (Java)')
 option('build_testing', type : 'boolean', value : false, description : 'Build the tests.')
-option('build_pkgconfig_files', type : 'boolean', value : true, description : 'Build and install pkg-config files')
 option('with_astyle', type : 'boolean', value : false, description : 'Build with astyle')
 option('bin_png', type : 'boolean', value : false, description : 'Build binaries with libpng')
 option('bin_tiff', type : 'boolean', value : false, description : 'Build binaries with libtiff')
diff --git a/subprojects/packagefiles/libopenjp2/src/lib/meson.build b/subprojects/packagefiles/libopenjp2/src/lib/meson.build
index 5e008a657..b3691a433 100644
--- a/subprojects/packagefiles/libopenjp2/src/lib/meson.build
+++ b/subprojects/packagefiles/libopenjp2/src/lib/meson.build
@@ -7,16 +7,15 @@ if get_option('build_jpip')
   subdir('openjpip')
 endif
 
-if get_option('build_pkgconfig_files')
-  pkgconfig = import('pkgconfig')
-  pkgconfig.generate(openjp2_lib, name: 'libopenjp2',
-                       description: 'JPEG2000 library (Part 1 and 2)',
-                       version: meson.project_version(),
-                       libraries: openjp2_lib)
-  if get_option('build_jpip')
-    pkgconfig.generate(openjpip_lib, name: 'libopenjpip',
-                       description: 'JPEG2000 Interactivity tools, APIs and protocols (Part 9)',
-                       version: meson.project_version(),
-                       libraries: openjpip_lib)
-  endif
+
+pkgconfig = import('pkgconfig')
+pkgconfig.generate(openjp2_lib, name: 'libopenjp2',
+                     description: 'JPEG2000 library (Part 1 and 2)',
+                     version: meson.project_version(),
+                     libraries: openjp2_lib)
+if get_option('build_jpip')
+  pkgconfig.generate(openjpip_lib, name: 'libopenjpip',
+                     description: 'JPEG2000 Interactivity tools, APIs and protocols (Part 9)',
+                     version: meson.project_version(),
+                     libraries: openjpip_lib)
 endif