diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 74142587c..1631e7634 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ if cc.get_id() == 'gcc'
 			'-Wsign-compare',
 			'-Wimplicit-fallthrough',
 			'-Wpointer-arith',
+			'-Wformat',
 			'-Wformat-security',
 			'-Werror=suggest-attribute=format',
 			'-Wmissing-braces',
@@ -68,6 +69,7 @@ if cc.get_id() == 'gcc'
 			'-Wsign-compare',
 			'-Wimplicit-fallthrough',
 			'-Wpointer-arith',
+			'-Wformat',
 			'-Wformat-security',
 			'-Werror=suggest-attribute=format',
 			'-Wmissing-braces',