diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 5a552ef70..82cd7c62a 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -60,8 +60,7 @@ config_h = configuration_data()
 
 cc = meson.get_compiler('c')
 
-global_args = []
-global_args_maybe = [
+global_args = cc.get_supported_arguments(
 	'-Wmissing-prototypes',
 	'-Wno-unused-parameter',
 	'-Wno-shift-negative-value', # required due to Pixman
@@ -69,12 +68,7 @@ global_args_maybe = [
 	'-Wno-pedantic',
 	'-Wundef',
 	'-fvisibility=hidden',
-]
-foreach a : global_args_maybe
-	if cc.has_argument(a)
-		global_args += a
-	endif
-endforeach
+)
 add_global_arguments(global_args, language: 'c')
 
 if cc.has_header_symbol('sys/sysmacros.h', 'major')