diff --git a/mesonbuild/compilers/mixins/gnu.py b/mesonbuild/compilers/mixins/gnu.py
index 25208796ea30..63ab3edb9feb 100644
--- a/mesonbuild/compilers/mixins/gnu.py
+++ b/mesonbuild/compilers/mixins/gnu.py
@@ -604,6 +604,8 @@ def has_arguments(self, args: T.List[str], code: str,
                 result = False
             if self.language in {'c', 'objc'} and 'is valid for C++/ObjC++' in p.stderr:
                 result = False
+            if 'not supported for this target' in p.stderr:
+                result = False
         return result, p.cached
 
     def get_has_func_attribute_extra_args(self, name: str) -> T.List[str]: