diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index ab28340a6..fae9c488a 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@ project(
   meson_version: '>= 0.49.0',
   default_options: [
     'c_std=c99',
-    'cpp_std=c++14'
+    'cpp_std=c++14',
+    'warning_level=2',
   ],
   license: 'GPLv2+',
 )