diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 1b901c65b2..fd4f575658 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ if cc.get_id() == 'gcc' or cc.get_id() == 'clang'
         '-Werror=address',
         '-Werror=int-to-pointer-cast',
         '-Werror=pointer-to-int-cast',
+        '-Woverride-init',
         '-Wvla',
     ]
 else