diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index badb606..df28c81 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ else
     shader_generator_deps = [glslc_tgt]
 endif
 
-spv_compile_script = [meson.project_source_root() + '/scripts/compile_shader.py', '--glslc_path', glslc_path, '@EXTRA_ARGS@']
+spv_compile_script = [meson.project_source_root() + '/scripts/compile_shader.py', '--glslc_path', glslc_path]
 glslc_args = ['--target-env', 'vulkan1.3']
 glslc_args += ['-I' + meson.project_source_root()]
 glslc_args += ['-I' + join_paths(project_root, 'src')]
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ shader_generator = generator(
     py,
     output: ['@PLAINNAME@.spv.h', '@PLAINNAME@.spv.c'],
     depfile: '@PLAINNAME@.d',
-    arguments: spv_compile_script + ['@INPUT@', '@OUTPUT0@', '@OUTPUT1@'] + glslc_args,
+    arguments: spv_compile_script + ['@INPUT@', '@OUTPUT0@', '@OUTPUT1@'] + glslc_args + ['@EXTRA_ARGS@'],
     depends: shader_generator_deps
 )
 
diff --git a/scripts/compile_shader.py b/scripts/compile_shader.py
index a4a3363..c08e0c6 100644
--- a/scripts/compile_shader.py
+++ b/scripts/compile_shader.py
@@ -61,10 +61,10 @@ def main():
     parser.add_argument("shader_path", type=Path)
     parser.add_argument("header_path", type=Path)
     parser.add_argument("implementation_path", type=Path)
-    parser.add_argument("glslc_args", nargs=argparse.REMAINDER)
-    args = parser.parse_args()
+    args, glslc_args = parser.parse_known_args()
     if args.debug:
         print(args)
+        print(f"glslc args: {glslc_args}")
         print(f"cwd {os.getcwd()}")
 
     shader_name = re.sub(
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ def main():
             print(f"wrote header to {args.header_path}")
 
     spv = compile_shader(
-        args.glslc_path, args.shader_path, args.glslc_args, args.optimize
+        args.glslc_path, args.shader_path, glslc_args, args.optimize
     )
     implementation = """\
 #include "stdint.h"
@@ -124,8 +124,8 @@ def main():
         if args.debug:
             print(f"wrote implementation to {args.implementation_path}")
 
-    if "--depfile" in args.glslc_args:
-        depfile_path = args.glslc_args[args.glslc_args.index("--depfile") + 1]
+    if "--depfile" in glslc_args:
+        depfile_path = glslc_args[glslc_args.index("--depfile") + 1]
         if args.debug:
             print(f"fixup depfile {depfile_path}")
         with open(depfile_path, "r") as f: