diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 02c38b96..9c24dd80 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ build-native-meson-no-gl-renderer:
       -Dsimple-clients=damage,im,shm,touch,dmabuf-v4l
       -Drenderer-gl=false
       -Dremoting=false
+      -Dpipewire=false
       -Dwerror=true
   extends: .build-native-meson
 
diff --git a/libweston/backend-drm/meson.build b/libweston/backend-drm/meson.build
index a7f62965..8faedde9 100644
--- a/libweston/backend-drm/meson.build
+++ b/libweston/backend-drm/meson.build
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ if get_option('backend-drm-screencast-vaapi')
 	config_h.set('BUILD_VAAPI_RECORDER', '1')
 endif
 
-if get_option('remoting')
+if get_option('remoting') or get_option('pipewire')
 	if not get_option('renderer-gl')
 		warning('DRM virtual requires renderer-gl.')
 	endif