diff --git a/test cases/fortran/1 basic/meson.build b/test cases/fortran/1 basic/meson.build
index 042902f82..959ad3526 100644
--- a/test cases/fortran/1 basic/meson.build	
+++ b/test cases/fortran/1 basic/meson.build	
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 project('simple fortran', 'fortran')
 
 fc = meson.get_compiler('fortran')
-if fc == 'gcc'
+if fc.get_id() == 'gcc'
   add_global_arguments('-fbounds-check', language : 'fortran')
 endif