diff --git a/src/gtest/meson.build b/src/gtest/meson.build
index 116fd6b10de..bfe0b009119 100644
--- a/src/gtest/meson.build
+++ b/src/gtest/meson.build
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ libgtest = static_library(
   'gtest',
   files('src/gtest-all.cc', 'src/gtest_main.cc'),
   include_directories : include_directories('include'),
-  cpp_args : '-w',
+  override_options: 'warning_level=1',
   build_by_default : false,
 )