diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 97c2aec1974..6098c567df5 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -1255,7 +1255,12 @@ else
   # Check for C and C++ arguments for MSVC compatibility. These are only used
   # in parts of the mesa code base that need to compile with MSVC, mainly
   # common code
-  _trial_msvc = ['-Werror=pointer-arith', '-Werror=vla', '-Werror=gnu-empty-initializer']
+  _trial_msvc = [
+    '-Werror=pointer-arith',
+    '-Werror=vla',
+    '-Werror=gnu-empty-initializer',
+    '-Wgnu-pointer-arith',
+  ]
   c_msvc_compat_args += cc.get_supported_arguments(_trial_msvc)
   cpp_msvc_compat_args += cpp.get_supported_arguments(_trial_msvc)
 endif