diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 634e62708..6b00ec2fd 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ config_stlinkv3_spi = get_option('config_stlinkv3_spi')
 config_parade_lspcon = get_option('config_parade_lspcon')
 config_mediatek_i2c_spi = get_option('config_mediatek_i2c_spi')
 config_realtek_mst_i2c_spi = get_option('config_realtek_mst_i2c_spi')
-config_print_wiki= get_option('print_wiki')
+config_print_wiki= get_option('classic_cli_print_wiki')
 config_default_programmer_name = get_option('default_programmer_name')
 config_default_programmer_args = get_option('default_programmer_args')
 
@@ -409,9 +409,15 @@ if need_serial
   endif
 endif
 
-if config_print_wiki
-  srcs += files('print_wiki.c')
-  cargs += '-DCONFIG_PRINT_WIKI=1'
+
+
+if config_print_wiki.enabled()
+  if get_option('classic_cli').disabled()
+    error('`classic_cli_print_wiki` can not be enabled without `classic_cli`')
+  else
+    srcs += files('print_wiki.c')
+    cargs += '-DCONFIG_PRINT_WIKI=1'
+  endif
 endif
 
 if config_default_programmer_name != ''
diff --git a/meson_options.txt b/meson_options.txt
index 850505d4b..4ec4aaa84 100644
--- a/meson_options.txt
+++ b/meson_options.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 option('pciutils', type : 'boolean', value : true, description : 'use pciutils')
 option('usb', type : 'boolean', value : true, description : 'use libusb1')
 option('classic_cli', type : 'feature', value : 'enabled', description : 'classic flashrom cli binary')
-option('print_wiki', type : 'boolean', value : true,  description : 'Print Wiki')
+option('classic_cli_print_wiki', type : 'feature', value : 'disabled',  description : 'Print Wiki')
 option('default_programmer_name', type : 'string', description : 'default programmer')
 option('default_programmer_args', type : 'string', description : 'default programmer arguments')
 option('ich_descriptors_tool', type : 'feature', value : 'auto', description : 'Build ich_descriptors_tool')