diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 45a20394c6..3c10943c0e 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -189,7 +189,6 @@ warning_c_flags = [
   '-Wmissing-prototypes',
   '-Wdeclaration-after-statement',
   '-Wold-style-definition',
-  '-Wnested-externs',
 ]
 
 warning_cxx_flags = [