diff --git a/buildtools/chkincs/meson.build b/buildtools/chkincs/meson.build
index f2dadcae18e..04187fa872f 100644
--- a/buildtools/chkincs/meson.build
+++ b/buildtools/chkincs/meson.build
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ gen_c_files = generator(gen_c_file_for_header,
         arguments: ['@INPUT@', '@OUTPUT@'])
 
 cflags = machine_args
-cflags += '-DALLOW_EXPERIMENTAL_API'
 cflags += '-DALLOW_INTERNAL_API'
 
 sources = files('main.c')
@@ -32,6 +31,14 @@ executable('chkincs', sources,
         dependencies: deps,
         install: false)
 
+cflags += '-DALLOW_EXPERIMENTAL_API'
+
+executable('chkincs-exp', sources,
+        c_args: cflags,
+        include_directories: includes,
+        dependencies: deps,
+        install: false)
+
 # run tests for c++ builds also
 if not add_languages('cpp', required: false)
     subdir_done()