diff --git a/glib/tests/meson.build b/glib/tests/meson.build
index 5fbaa854b..4d5667fcd 100644
--- a/glib/tests/meson.build
+++ b/glib/tests/meson.build
@@ -372,10 +372,12 @@ foreach test_name, extra_args : glib_tests
         '@0@-c-@1@'.format(test_name, std) : extra_args + {
           'source' : extra_args.get('source', test_name + '.c'),
           'suite' : ['cc'] + extra_args.get('suite', []),
-          'c_args' : [
-            c_standards.get(std),
-            '-D_G_EXPECTED_C_STANDARD="@0@"'.format(std)
-          ] + extra_args.get('c_args', []),
+          'override_options' : extra_args.get('override_options', []) + [
+            'c_std=c@0@'.format(std),
+          ],
+          'c_args' : extra_args.get('c_args', []) + [
+            '-D_G_EXPECTED_C_STANDARD="@0@"'.format(std),
+          ],
         }
       }
     endif