diff --git a/gio/tests/meson.build b/gio/tests/meson.build
index de5b80d72..3557b6944 100644
--- a/gio/tests/meson.build
+++ b/gio/tests/meson.build
@@ -928,12 +928,8 @@ if not meson.is_cross_build()
     test_resources_binary = custom_target('test_resources.o',
       input : test_gresource_binary,
       output : 'test_resources.o',
-      command : [ld,
-                 '-z', 'noexecstack',
-                 '-r',
-                 '-b','binary',
-                 '@INPUT@',
-                 '-o','@OUTPUT@'])
+      command : cc.cmd_array() + ['-Wl,-z,noexecstack', '-r', '-Wl,-b,binary',
+                                  '@INPUT@', '-o','@OUTPUT@'])
 
     # Rename symbol to match the one in the C file
     if cc.get_id() == 'gcc' and host_system == 'windows'