diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index b639200c60c..181ebee9c9d 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -1099,6 +1099,7 @@ if cc.get_argument_syntax() == 'msvc'
     '/we4024',  # Error when passing different type of parameter
     '/we4189',  # 'identifier' : local variable is initialized but not referenced
     '/Zc:__cplusplus', #Set __cplusplus macro to match the /std:c++<version> on the command line
+    '/Zc:preprocessor', # Use the standards-conforming preprocessor
   ]
   c_args += cc.get_supported_arguments(_trial)
   cpp_args += cpp.get_supported_arguments(_trial)