diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index d5c3627..2bd692a 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ govirt_global_cflags = ['-std=c99',
                         '-Woverride-init',
                         '-Wno-unused-parameter']

-foreach arg : govirt_global_cflags
+foreach arg : compiler.get_supported_arguments(govirt_global_cflags)
   add_project_arguments(arg, language : 'c')
 endforeach