diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index c1dc83e4c0..0ef1654e86 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -592,6 +592,7 @@ warn_flags = [
   '-Wstrict-prototypes',
   '-Wtype-limits',
   '-Wundef',
+  '-Wvla',
   '-Wwrite-strings',
 
   # Then disable some undesirable warnings