diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 76caf0e..13366c5 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 project(
-    'phosphor-misc',
+    'phosphor-misc', 'c',
     license: 'Apache-2.0',
     version: '1.0',
 )