diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index a4c2368df94..29ee446d564 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -319,6 +319,7 @@ possible_cc_flags = [
         '-Wstrict-aliasing=2',
         '-Wwrite-strings',
         '-Werror=overflow',
+        '-Werror=shift-count-overflow',
         '-Wdate-time',
         '-Wnested-externs',
         '-ffast-math',