diff --git a/src/nouveau/drm-shim/meson.build b/src/nouveau/drm-shim/meson.build
index 184bf7a92d3..33c9983713a 100644
--- a/src/nouveau/drm-shim/meson.build
+++ b/src/nouveau/drm-shim/meson.build
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ libnouveau_noop_drm_shim = shared_library(
   'nouveau_noop_drm_shim',
   'nouveau_noop.c',
   include_directories: [inc_include, inc_src],
-  c_args: [ '-Wno-gnu-variable-sized-type-not-at-end' ],
+  c_args: [ cc.get_supported_arguments('-Wno-gnu-variable-sized-type-not-at-end') ],
   dependencies: dep_drm_shim,
   gnu_symbol_visibility : 'hidden',
   install : true,
diff --git a/src/nouveau/winsys/meson.build b/src/nouveau/winsys/meson.build
index 738ef306998..37590386d7e 100644
--- a/src/nouveau/winsys/meson.build
+++ b/src/nouveau/winsys/meson.build
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ libnouveau_ws = static_library(
     inc_include,
     inc_src,
   ],
-  c_args: [ '-Wno-gnu-variable-sized-type-not-at-end' ],
+  c_args: [ cc.get_supported_arguments('-Wno-gnu-variable-sized-type-not-at-end') ],
   dependencies : [
     dep_libdrm,
     dep_libdrm_nouveau,