diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 3a9043e7..4295355b 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -167,6 +167,14 @@ test_cxxflags = test_common_flags + [
   '-fno-threadsafe-statics',
   '-fmerge-all-constants',
 
+  '-Wcomma-subscript',
+  '-Wextra-semi',
+  '-Wmismatched-tags',
+  '-Woverloaded-virtual',
+  '-Wsign-promo',
+  '-Wvolatile',
+  '-Wvirtual-inheritance',
+
   # a vtable without a dtor is just fine
   '-Wno-non-virtual-dtor',