diff --git a/python/fftfit_src/meson.build b/python/fftfit_src/meson.build
index 1bb87290..9705c45b 100644
--- a/python/fftfit_src/meson.build
+++ b/python/fftfit_src/meson.build
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ fftfit_module = custom_target('fftfit_module',
 py3.extension_module('fftfit',
   [fftfit_module, fortranobject_c, 'brent.f', 'cprof.f', 'fccf.f', 'ffft.f', 'fftfit.f'],
   include_directories: [inc_np, inc_f2py],
-  c_args: [numpy_nodepr_api, '-Wno-unused-variable'],
+  c_args: ['-Wno-unused-variable'],
   dependencies : py3_dep,
   link_language: 'fortran',
   subdir: 'presto',