diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 4051a7c11..553314d2b 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -483,7 +483,7 @@ if host_machine.system() == 'darwin' and not get_option('quartz').disabled()
 endif
 
 if host_machine.system() == 'windows'
-  add_languages('cpp')
+  add_languages('cpp', native: false)
 
   add_project_arguments('-DWIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN', '-DNOMINMAX', language: ['c', 'cpp'])