diff --git a/build-win32.txt b/build-win32.txt
index a4c895052..2cb5cf0ad 100644
--- a/build-win32.txt
+++ b/build-win32.txt
@@ -5,8 +5,6 @@ ar = 'i686-w64-mingw32-ar'
 strip = 'i686-w64-mingw32-strip'
 
 [built-in options]
-c_args=['-msse', '-msse2']
-cpp_args=['-msse', '-msse2']
 c_link_args = ['-static', '-static-libgcc']
 cpp_link_args = ['-static', '-static-libgcc', '-static-libstdc++']
 
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 572546df6..5cb6299ae 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -55,6 +55,10 @@ if cpu_family == 'x86'
   if dxvk_compiler.has_link_argument('-Wl,--enable-stdcall-fixup')
     add_global_link_arguments('-Wl,--enable-stdcall-fixup', language: 'cpp')
   endif
+  if dxvk_compiler.has_argument('-msse') and dxvk_compiler.has_argument('-msse2')
+    add_project_arguments('-msse', '-msse2', language: 'c')
+    add_project_arguments('-msse', '-msse2', language: 'cpp')
+  endif
 endif
 
 lib_vulkan  = dxvk_compiler.find_library('vulkan-1', dirs : dxvk_library_path)