diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 7327f45f3c..e5b5515dd8 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -114,7 +114,6 @@ fi
 
 # Check for compiler and library settings.
 
-LIBVIRT_ARG_BLKID
 LIBVIRT_ARG_CAPNG
 LIBVIRT_ARG_CURL
 LIBVIRT_ARG_DBUS
@@ -145,7 +144,6 @@ LIBVIRT_ARG_VIRTUALPORT
 LIBVIRT_ARG_WIRESHARK
 LIBVIRT_ARG_YAJL
 
-LIBVIRT_CHECK_BLKID
 LIBVIRT_CHECK_CAPNG
 LIBVIRT_CHECK_CURL
 LIBVIRT_CHECK_DBUS
@@ -467,7 +465,6 @@ LIBVIRT_RESULT_DRIVER_MODULES
 AC_MSG_NOTICE([])
 AC_MSG_NOTICE([Libraries])
 AC_MSG_NOTICE([])
-LIBVIRT_RESULT_BLKID
 LIBVIRT_RESULT_CAPNG
 LIBVIRT_RESULT_CURL
 LIBVIRT_RESULT_DBUS
diff --git a/m4/virt-blkid.m4 b/m4/virt-blkid.m4
deleted file mode 100644
index 609d0d5803..0000000000
--- a/m4/virt-blkid.m4
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,30 +0,0 @@
-dnl The libblkid.so library
-dnl
-dnl Copyright (C) 2012-2013 Red Hat, Inc.
-dnl
-dnl This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
-dnl modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
-dnl License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
-dnl version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
-dnl
-dnl This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-dnl but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-dnl MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
-dnl Lesser General Public License for more details.
-dnl
-dnl You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
-dnl License along with this library.  If not, see
-dnl <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
-dnl
-
-AC_DEFUN([LIBVIRT_ARG_BLKID],[
-  LIBVIRT_ARG_WITH_FEATURE([BLKID], [blkid], [check], [2.17])
-])
-
-AC_DEFUN([LIBVIRT_CHECK_BLKID],[
-  LIBVIRT_CHECK_PKG([BLKID], [blkid], [2.17])
-])
-
-AC_DEFUN([LIBVIRT_RESULT_BLKID],[
-  LIBVIRT_RESULT_LIB([BLKID])
-])
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 42876d52a3..073e2c7a58 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -984,6 +984,12 @@ endif
 bash_completion_version = '2.0'
 bash_completion_dep = dependency('bash-completion', version: '>=' + bash_completion_version, required: get_option('bash_completion'))
 
+blkid_version = '2.17'
+blkid_dep = dependency('blkid', version: '>=' + blkid_version, required: get_option('blkid'))
+if blkid_dep.found()
+  conf.set('WITH_BLKID', 1)
+endif
+
 # readline 7.0 is the first version which includes pkg-config support
 readline_version = '7.0'
 readline_dep = dependency('readline', version: '>=' + readline_version, required: false)
@@ -1098,6 +1104,7 @@ libs_summary = {
   'attr': attr_dep.found(),
   'audit': audit_dep.found(),
   'bash_completion': bash_completion_dep.found(),
+  'blkid': blkid_dep.found(),
   'readline': readline_dep.found(),
 }
 summary(libs_summary, section: 'Libraries', bool_yn: true)
diff --git a/meson_options.txt b/meson_options.txt
index 621117b041..19019ea0b8 100644
--- a/meson_options.txt
+++ b/meson_options.txt
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ option('attr', type: 'feature', value: 'auto', description: 'attr support')
 option('audit', type: 'feature', value: 'auto', description: 'audit support')
 option('bash_completion', type: 'feature', value: 'auto', description: 'bash-completion support')
 option('bash_completion_dir', type: 'string', value: '', description: 'directory containing bash completion scripts')
+option('blkid', type: 'feature', value: 'auto', description: 'blkid support')
 option('readline', type: 'feature', value: 'auto', description: 'readline support')