diff --git a/lib/0-utils.sh b/lib/0-utils.sh
index 7bf3f7e..7e44b03 100644
--- a/lib/0-utils.sh
+++ b/lib/0-utils.sh
@@ -420,6 +420,25 @@ using_cmake3() {
     line_starts_with "${cmakeVersion}" 3
 }
 
+get_cmake_flag() {
+    local findFlag="$1"
+    shift
+    local flags=("$@")
+    local flagOption
+    for flag in "${flags[@]}"; do
+        if line_starts_with "${flag}" "-D${findFlag}="; then
+            IFS='=' read -r _ flagOption <<<"${flag}"
+        fi
+    done
+
+    if [[ -z ${flagOption} ]]; then
+        echo_fail "could not find ${findFlag} from ${flags[*]}"
+        return 1
+    else
+        echo "${flagOption}"
+    fi
+}
+
 have_req_meson_version() {
     local min=1.6.1
     have_required_version "$(meson --version)" "${min}"
diff --git a/lib/build.sh b/lib/build.sh
index db4257c..204e702 100644
--- a/lib/build.sh
+++ b/lib/build.sh
@@ -1067,7 +1067,15 @@ build_expat() {
 }
 
 build_libsnappy() {
+    local modCxx
+    modCxx="$(get_cmake_flag CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_FLAGS[@]}")" || return 1
+    if [[ ${PGO} == 'ON' ]]; then
+        # libsnappy fails PGO for some reason
+        modCxx+=" -Wno-backend-plugin"
+    fi
+
     meta_cmake_build \
+        -DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS="${modCxx}" \
         -DSNAPPY_BUILD_TESTS=OFF \
         -DSNAPPY_BUILD_BENCHMARKS=OFF || return 1
     sanitize_sysroot_libs libsnappy || return 1