diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 48e6c6ff214..737f9f0c660 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -399,6 +399,7 @@ possible_common_cc_flags = [
         '-Wstrict-aliasing=2',
         '-Wstrict-prototypes',
         '-Wsuggest-attribute=noreturn',
+        '-Wunterminated-string-initialization',
         '-Wunused-function',
         '-Wwrite-strings',
         '-Wzero-length-bounds',