diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 032ef59..4cab166 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 )
 
 if get_option('tests')
-    add_languages('cpp')
+    add_languages('cpp', native: false)
 endif
 
 # For memmem() in src/msgbuf.h