diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 18760f4..67bc500 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ add_project_arguments(
                 '-Wno-sign-compare',
                 '-Wno-narrowing'
         ],
-        language: 'cpp',
+        language: 'c',
 )