diff --git a/subprojects/packagefiles/codec2/meson.build b/subprojects/packagefiles/codec2/meson.build
index a2d45064..628f8770 100644
--- a/subprojects/packagefiles/codec2/meson.build
+++ b/subprojects/packagefiles/codec2/meson.build
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-project('codec2', 'cpp')
+project('codec2', 'c')
 
 cmake = import('cmake')