diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index f164091aa..7c59300b7 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -1885,7 +1885,6 @@ endif
 
 # Determine which user environment-dependent files that we want to install
 have_bash = find_program('bash', required : false).found() # For completion scripts
-have_m4 = find_program('m4', required : false).found() # For m4 macros
 have_sh = find_program('sh', required : false).found() # For glib-gettextize
 
 # FIXME: How to detect Solaris? https://github.com/mesonbuild/meson/issues/1578
@@ -1997,11 +1996,9 @@ if have_sh
     configuration : gettextize_conf)
 endif
 
-if have_m4
-  # Install m4 macros that other projects use
-  install_data('m4macros/glib-2.0.m4', 'm4macros/glib-gettext.m4', 'm4macros/gsettings.m4',
-    install_dir : join_paths(get_option('datadir'), 'aclocal'))
-endif
+# Install m4 macros that other projects use
+install_data('m4macros/glib-2.0.m4', 'm4macros/glib-gettext.m4', 'm4macros/gsettings.m4',
+  install_dir : join_paths(get_option('datadir'), 'aclocal'))
 
 if host_system != 'windows'
   # Install Valgrind suppression file (except on Windows,