diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 81181f6..690156e 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -12,9 +12,6 @@ cc = meson.get_compiler('c')
 
 common_cflags = cc.get_supported_arguments([
     '-fgnu89-inline',
-    '-fvisibility=hidden',
-    '-std=gnu99',
-    '-Wall',
     '-Wundef',
     '-Wunused',
     '-Wstrict-prototypes',
@@ -41,6 +38,7 @@ upower_dep = dependency('upower-glib')
 gnome = import('gnome')
 
 add_global_arguments('-D_GNU_SOURCE=1', language: 'c')
+add_global_arguments(common_cflags, language: 'c')
 
 pylint = find_program('pylint-3', 'pylint3', 'pylint', required: false)
 pylint_flags = ['-d', 'C0116', '-d', 'C0114', '-d', 'W0707']