diff --git a/meson_options.txt b/meson_options.txt
index 359fcf0a0b..49e418cc82 100644
--- a/meson_options.txt
+++ b/meson_options.txt
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ option('driver_secrets', type: 'feature', value: 'auto', description: 'local sec
 option('driver_test', type: 'feature', value: 'enabled', description: 'test driver')
 option('driver_vbox', type: 'feature', value: 'enabled', description: 'VirtualBox XPCOMC driver')
 option('vbox_xpcomc_dir', type: 'string', value: '', description: 'Location of directory containing VirtualBox XPCOMC library')
-option('driver_vmware', type: 'feature', value: 'enabled', description: 'VMware driver')
+option('driver_vmware', type: 'feature', value: 'auto', description: 'VMware driver')
 option('driver_vz', type: 'feature', value: 'auto', description: 'Virtuozzo driver')
 
 option('secdriver_apparmor', type: 'feature', value: 'auto', description: 'use AppArmor security driver')