diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index a4775d44..9d1e5587 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -149,11 +149,7 @@ gnome_video_effects_dep = dependency(
 # Recommend some runtime GStreamer plugins.
 gst_inspect = find_program('gst-inspect-1.0', required: false)
 if gst_inspect.found()
-  foreach plugin: ['camerabin', 'vp8enc', 'webmmux']
-    if run_command(gst_inspect, plugin).returncode() != 0
-      warning(plugin + ' was not found. It needs to be installed before Cheese is run')
-    endif
-  endforeach
+  warning('unable to check for runtime GStreamer plugin dependencies due to Gentoo\'s sandbox: camerabin, vp8enc, webmmux')
 else
   warning('unable to check for runtime GStreamer plugin dependencies')
 endif