diff --git a/meson_options.txt b/meson_options.txt
index 24fe700..ccf3f90 100644
--- a/meson_options.txt
+++ b/meson_options.txt
@@ -19,3 +19,9 @@
     'update-functional-on-fail',
     description: 'Update functional property on read failures.  Incompatible with negative-errno-on-fail.',
     type: 'boolean')
+option(
+    'enable-max31785-msl',
+    type: 'boolean',
+    value: false,
+    description: 'Include building and installing the MAX31785 chip\'s minimum ship level checking application.'
+)