diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 305162f09..31f1837d7 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -5,7 +5,9 @@ project(
   meson_version: '>= 0.49.0',
   default_options: [
     'c_std=c99',
+    'build.c_std=c99',
     'cpp_std=c++17',
+    'build.cpp_std=c++17',
     'warning_level=3',
 
     # This is only here to build subprojects as static libraries; MPD