diff --git a/subprojects/gstreamer/gst/parse/meson.build b/subprojects/gstreamer/gst/parse/meson.build
index 35ed6f2f4..5e38e49ea 100644
--- a/subprojects/gstreamer/gst/parse/meson.build
+++ b/subprojects/gstreamer/gst/parse/meson.build
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ else
 endif
 
 flex_cdata.set('FLEX', flex.full_path())
-if cc.get_id() == 'msvc'
+if cc.get_argument_syntax() == 'msvc'
   flex_cdata.set('FLEX_ARGS', '--nounistd')
 else
   flex_cdata.set('FLEX_ARGS', '')
diff --git a/subprojects/gstreamer/meson.build b/subprojects/gstreamer/meson.build
index 772809e15..70b1eafc5 100644
--- a/subprojects/gstreamer/meson.build
+++ b/subprojects/gstreamer/meson.build
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ cc = meson.get_compiler('c')
 
 cdata = configuration_data()
 
-if cc.get_id() == 'msvc'
+if cc.get_argument_syntax() == 'msvc'
   msvc_args = [
       # Ignore several spurious warnings for things gstreamer does very commonly
       # If a warning is completely useless and spammy, use '/wdXXXX' to suppress it
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ endif
 
 # Symbol visibility
 have_visibility_hidden = false
-if cc.get_id() == 'msvc'
+if cc.get_argument_syntax() == 'msvc'
   export_define = '__declspec(dllexport) extern'
 elif cc.has_argument('-fvisibility=hidden')
   add_project_arguments('-fvisibility=hidden', language: 'c')
@@ -313,8 +313,10 @@ static __uint128_t v2 = 10;
 static __uint128_t u;
 u = v1 / v2;
 }'''
-if cc.compiles(uint128_t_src, name : '__uint128_t available')
-  cdata.set('HAVE_UINT128_T', 1)
+if cc.get_argument_syntax() != 'msvc'
+    if cc.compiles(uint128_t_src, name : '__uint128_t available')
+      cdata.set('HAVE_UINT128_T', 1)
+    endif
 endif
 
 # All supported platforms have long long now
@@ -322,7 +324,7 @@ cdata.set('HAVE_LONG_LONG', 1)
 
 # We only want to use the __declspec(dllexport/import) dance in GST_EXPORT when
 # building with MSVC
-if cc.get_id() == 'msvc'
+if cc.get_argument_syntax() == 'msvc'
   cdata.set('GSTCONFIG_BUILT_WITH_MSVC', 1)
 else
   cdata.set('GSTCONFIG_BUILT_WITH_MSVC', 0)