diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index abff7f522..81f33ef37 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -518,7 +518,16 @@ foreach m : struct_members
   else
     header_check_prefix = header_check_prefix + '#include <sys/stat.h>'
   endif
-  if cc.has_member('struct ' + m[0], m[1], prefix : header_check_prefix)
+  # Reimplement cc.has_member() to workaround compiler warning
+  # FIXME: https://github.com/mesonbuild/meson/pull/12818
+  code = header_check_prefix + '''
+    void bar(void) {
+        struct ''' + m[0] + ''' foo;
+        (void) ( foo.''' + m[1] + ''' );
+        (void) foo;
+    }
+    '''
+  if cc.compiles(code, name : 'type "struct ' + m[0] + '" has member "' + m[1] + '"')
     define = 'HAVE_STRUCT_@0@_@1@'.format(m[0].to_upper(), m[1].underscorify().to_upper())
     glib_conf.set(define, 1)
     glib_conf_prefix = glib_conf_prefix + '#define @0@ 1\n'.format(define)