diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 3dc0a79ce..7b9d2bcd5 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ fs = import('fs')
 cc = meson.get_compiler('c')
 c_standards = {}
 
-foreach std : ['90', '99', '11', '17']
+foreach std : ['89', '99', '11', '17']
   arg = (cc.get_id() == 'msvc' ? '/std:' : '-std=') + 'c' + std
   if cc.has_argument(arg)
     c_standards += { std: arg }