diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index a98271484..409f7b3c7 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ project(
   version: '0.22.2',
   meson_version: '>= 0.49.0',
   default_options: [
-    'c_std=c99',
-    'build.c_std=c99',
+    'c_std=c11',
+    'build.c_std=c11',
     'cpp_std=c++17',
     'build.cpp_std=c++17',
     'warning_level=3',