diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 185224a3..4cc7b7c8 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -30,8 +30,7 @@ foreach f : flags
     endif
 endforeach
 
-if get_option('lto')
-  add_project_arguments('-flto', language: 'c')
+if get_option('b_lto')
   add_project_arguments('-Werror=odr', language: 'c')
   add_project_arguments('-Werror=lto-type-mismatch', language: 'c')
   add_project_arguments('-Werror=strict-aliasing', language: 'c')
diff --git a/meson_options.txt b/meson_options.txt
index 09e89b5a..9ca68fc6 100644
--- a/meson_options.txt
+++ b/meson_options.txt
@@ -2,4 +2,3 @@ option('drun', type: 'boolean', value: true, description: 'Desktop file mode')
 option('window', type: 'boolean', value: true, description: 'Window switcher mode')
 option('check', type: 'feature', description: 'Build and run libcheck-based tests')
 option('imdkit', type: 'boolean', value: true, description: 'IMDKit support')
-option('lto', type: 'boolean', value: false, description: 'Compile with lto')