diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 3175877da7..66130deb10 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -140,7 +140,6 @@ LIBVIRT_STORAGE_ARG_ISCSI
 LIBVIRT_STORAGE_ARG_ISCSI_DIRECT
 LIBVIRT_STORAGE_ARG_SCSI
 LIBVIRT_STORAGE_ARG_MPATH
-LIBVIRT_STORAGE_ARG_DISK
 LIBVIRT_STORAGE_ARG_RBD
 LIBVIRT_STORAGE_ARG_SHEEPDOG
 LIBVIRT_STORAGE_ARG_GLUSTER
@@ -154,7 +153,6 @@ if test "$with_libvirtd" = "no"; then
   with_storage_iscsi_direct=no
   with_storage_scsi=no
   with_storage_mpath=no
-  with_storage_disk=no
   with_storage_rbd=no
   with_storage_sheepdog=no
   with_storage_gluster=no
@@ -174,7 +172,6 @@ LIBVIRT_STORAGE_CHECK_ISCSI
 LIBVIRT_STORAGE_CHECK_ISCSI_DIRECT
 LIBVIRT_STORAGE_CHECK_SCSI
 LIBVIRT_STORAGE_CHECK_MPATH
-LIBVIRT_STORAGE_CHECK_DISK
 LIBVIRT_STORAGE_CHECK_RBD
 LIBVIRT_STORAGE_CHECK_SHEEPDOG
 LIBVIRT_STORAGE_CHECK_GLUSTER
@@ -243,7 +240,6 @@ LIBVIRT_STORAGE_RESULT_ISCSI
 LIBVIRT_STORAGE_RESULT_ISCSI_DIRECT
 LIBVIRT_STORAGE_RESULT_SCSI
 LIBVIRT_STORAGE_RESULT_MPATH
-LIBVIRT_STORAGE_RESULT_DISK
 LIBVIRT_STORAGE_RESULT_RBD
 LIBVIRT_STORAGE_RESULT_SHEEPDOG
 LIBVIRT_STORAGE_RESULT_GLUSTER
diff --git a/m4/virt-storage-disk.m4 b/m4/virt-storage-disk.m4
deleted file mode 100644
index 7429688f4e..0000000000
--- a/m4/virt-storage-disk.m4
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,58 +0,0 @@
-dnl The storage disk check
-dnl
-dnl Copyright (C) 2016 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_STORAGE_ARG_DISK], [
-  LIBVIRT_ARG_WITH_FEATURE([STORAGE_DISK], [GPartd Disk backend for the storage driver],
-                           [check])
-])
-
-AC_DEFUN([LIBVIRT_STORAGE_CHECK_DISK], [
-  AC_REQUIRE([LIBVIRT_CHECK_DEVMAPPER])
-  AC_REQUIRE([LIBVIRT_CHECK_LIBPARTED])
-
-  if test "$with_storage_disk" = "yes" ||
-     test "$with_storage_disk" = "check"; then
-
-    if test "$with_storage_disk" = "yes" &&
-       test "$with_libparted" != "yes"; then
-      AC_MSG_ERROR([Need parted for disk storage driver])
-    fi
-
-    if test "$with_storage_disk" = "check"; then
-      with_storage_disk="$with_libparted"
-    fi
-
-    if test "$with_storage_disk" = "yes"; then
-      AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED([WITH_STORAGE_DISK], 1,
-                         [whether Disk backend for storage driver is enabled])
-    fi
-  fi
-
-  if test "x$with_storage_disk" = "xyes"; then
-    if test "x$with_devmapper" = "xno"; then
-      AC_MSG_ERROR([You must install device-mapper-devel/libdevmapper to compile libvirt with disk storage driver])
-    fi
-  fi
-
-  AM_CONDITIONAL([WITH_STORAGE_DISK], [test "$with_storage_disk" = "yes"])
-])
-
-AC_DEFUN([LIBVIRT_STORAGE_RESULT_DISK], [
-  LIBVIRT_RESULT([Disk], [$with_storage_disk])
-])
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index b94d7cea5c..6d26f29ba3 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -1888,6 +1888,13 @@ if conf.has('WITH_LIBVIRTD')
     use_storage = true
     conf.set('WITH_STORAGE_DIR', 1)
   endif
+
+  if not get_option('storage_disk').disabled() and devmapper_dep.found() and libparted_dep.found()
+    use_storage = true
+    conf.set('WITH_STORAGE_DISK', 1)
+  elif get_option('storage_disk').enabled()
+    error('You must install libparted and libdevmapper to compile libvirt with disk storage driver')
+  endif
 endif
 
 if use_storage
@@ -1934,6 +1941,7 @@ summary(driver_summary, section: 'Drivers', bool_yn: true)
 
 storagedriver_summary = {
   'Dir': conf.has('WITH_STORAGE_DIR'),
+  'Disk': conf.has('WITH_STORAGE_DISK'),
 }
 summary(storagedriver_summary, section: 'Storage Drivers', bool_yn: true)
 
diff --git a/meson_options.txt b/meson_options.txt
index bebc53d4bc..83558be806 100644
--- a/meson_options.txt
+++ b/meson_options.txt
@@ -76,3 +76,4 @@ option('secdriver_selinux', type: 'feature', value: 'auto', description: 'use SE
 
 # storage driver options
 option('storage_dir', type: 'feature', value: 'auto', description: 'directory backand for the storage driver')
+option('storage_disk', type: 'feature', value: 'auto', description: 'GPartd Disk backend for the storage driver')