diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index ed787d4749..c1f457bc7d 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -333,6 +333,7 @@ possible_cc_flags = [
         '-Wno-missing-field-initializers',
         '-Wno-unused-result',
         '-Wno-format-signedness',
+        '-Wno-error=#warnings',
 
         # work-around for gcc 7.1 turning this on on its own.
         '-Wno-error=nonnull',