diff --git a/mesonbuild/cmake/toolchain.py b/mesonbuild/cmake/toolchain.py
index 89d5d84449e0..7d73a7cea014 100644
--- a/mesonbuild/cmake/toolchain.py
+++ b/mesonbuild/cmake/toolchain.py
@@ -198,6 +198,8 @@ def is_cmdline_option(compiler: 'Compiler', arg: str) -> bool:
         if compiler.get_argument_syntax() == 'msvc':
             return arg.startswith('/')
         else:
+            if compiler.exelist[0] == 'zig' and arg in {'ar', 'cc', 'c++', 'dlltool', 'lib', 'ranlib', 'objcopy', 'rc'}:
+                return True
             return arg.startswith('-')
 
     def update_cmake_compiler_state(self) -> None: