diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index cf631a4f..80bb3f13 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -178,30 +178,28 @@ libjanet = library('janet', janetc,
 
 # Extra c flags - adding -fvisibility=hidden matches the Makefile and
 # shaves off about 10k on linux x64, likely similar on other platforms.
-native_cc = meson.get_compiler('c', native: true)
-cross_cc = meson.get_compiler('c', native: false)
-if native_cc.has_argument('-fvisibility=hidden')
-  extra_native_cflags = ['-fvisibility=hidden']
+if cc.has_argument('-fvisibility=hidden')
+  extra_cflags = ['-fvisibility=hidden']
 else
-  extra_native_cflags = []
+  extra_cflags = []
 endif
-if cross_cc.has_argument('-fvisibility=hidden')
-  extra_cross_cflags = ['-fvisibility=hidden']
-else
-  extra_cross_cflags = []
-endif
-
 janet_mainclient = executable('janet', janetc, mainclient_src,
   include_directories : incdir,
   dependencies : [m_dep, dl_dep, thread_dep],
-  c_args : extra_native_cflags,
+  c_args : extra_cflags,
   install : true)
 
 if meson.is_cross_build()
+  native_cc = meson.get_compiler('c', native: true)
+  if native_cc.has_argument('-fvisibility=hidden')
+    extra_native_cflags = ['-fvisibility=hidden']
+  else
+    extra_native_cflags = []
+  endif
   janet_nativeclient = executable('janet-native', janetc, mainclient_src,
     include_directories : incdir,
     dependencies : [m_dep, dl_dep, thread_dep],
-    c_args : extra_cross_cflags,
+    c_args : extra_native_cflags,
     native : true)
 else
   janet_nativeclient = janet_mainclient