diff --git a/libweston/meson.build b/libweston/meson.build
index dbbf2b92..e6c90ad6 100644
--- a/libweston/meson.build
+++ b/libweston/meson.build
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ lib_weston = shared_library(
 	'weston-@0@'.format(libweston_major),
 	srcs_libweston,
 	include_directories: include_directories('..', '../shared'),
-	link_args: [ '-export-dynamic' ],
+	link_args: [ '-Wl,-export-dynamic' ],
 	install: true,
 	version: '0.0.@0@'.format(libweston_revision),
 	link_whole: lib_libshared,