diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 807efa06cad..614c9877072 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -1526,6 +1526,7 @@ if _llvm != 'disabled'
     static : not _shared_llvm,
     method : _llvm_method,
     fallback : ['llvm', 'dep_llvm'],
+    include_type : 'system',
   )
   with_llvm = dep_llvm.found()
 endif