diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 5dbb78632ee..ba92fb3d85c 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -957,7 +957,7 @@ if cc.links('''
       freelocale(loc);
       return 0;
     }''',
-    extra_args : pre_args,
+    args : pre_args,
     name : 'strtod has locale support')
   pre_args += '-DHAVE_STRTOD_L'
 endif