diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 5ef06bac77..caf04fd128 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -2244,7 +2244,6 @@ final_message = [
 '''  Print:               @0@'''.format(have_print),
 '''  Javascript plug-ins: @0@'''.format(have_javascript),
 '''  Vala plug-ins:       @0@'''.format(have_vala),
-'''  TWAIN (Win32):       @0@'''.format(platform_windows),
 '''  WMF:                 @0@'''.format(wmf.found()),
 '''  X11 Mouse Cursor:    @0@'''.format(xmc.found()),
 '''  XPM:                 @0@'''.format(libxpm.found()),
@@ -2259,6 +2258,7 @@ final_message = [
 '''Unmaintained Plug-Ins (discouraged except for developers):''',
 '''  Help Browser:        @0@'''.format(get_option('webkit-unmaintained')),
 '''  Webpage:             @0@'''.format(get_option('webkit-unmaintained')),
+'''  TWAIN (Win32):       @0@'''.format(get_option('twain-unmaintained')),
 '',
 '''Optional Modules:''',
 '''  ALSA (MIDI Input):   @0@'''.format(alsa.found()),
diff --git a/meson_options.txt b/meson_options.txt
index d995b83eaf..c88d94c3bf 100644
--- a/meson_options.txt
+++ b/meson_options.txt
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ option('openexr',           type: 'feature', value: 'auto', description: 'Openex
 option('openmp',            type: 'feature', value: 'auto', description: 'OpenMP support')
 option('print',             type: 'boolean', value: true,   description: 'Print support')
 option('webkit-unmaintained',type: 'boolean', value: false,  description: 'Help browser and webpage plugins (unmaintained)')
+option('twain-unmaintained',type: 'boolean', value: false,  description: '32-bit TWAIN plugin for scanning (unmaintained)')
 option('webp',              type: 'feature', value: 'auto', description: 'Webp support')
 option('wmf',               type: 'feature', value: 'auto', description: 'Wmf support')
 option('xcursor',           type: 'feature', value: 'auto', description: 'Xcursor support')
diff --git a/plug-ins/meson.build b/plug-ins/meson.build
index 9c2595e12b..2754bb9d6a 100644
--- a/plug-ins/meson.build
+++ b/plug-ins/meson.build
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ if get_option('webkit-unmaintained')
   }
 endif
 
-if platform_windows and host_cpu_family == 'x86'
+if platform_windows and host_cpu_family == 'x86' and get_option('twain-unmaintained')
   complex_plugins_list += {
     'name': 'twain',
   }