diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/wayland/meson.build b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/wayland/meson.build
index 90f41de1b3..186a717802 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/wayland/meson.build
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/wayland/meson.build
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ if use_wayland
       output: f'@output_base@-protocol.c',
       command: [
         wl_scanner,
-        'code',
+        'private-code',
         '@INPUT@', '@OUTPUT@',
       ],
     )]