diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 238f608..82863b3 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -142,6 +142,5 @@ libgvc_dep = declare_dependency(
   link_with: libgvc,
   include_directories: libgvc_inc,
   dependencies: libgvc_deps,
-  compile_args: c_args,
   sources: libgvc_gir_sources + libgvc_no_gir_sources
 )