diff --git a/releases.json b/releases.json
index ad2f7bcc17..16ca8305e6 100644
--- a/releases.json
+++ b/releases.json
@@ -1146,6 +1146,7 @@
       "glut"
     ],
     "versions": [
+      "3.8.0-2",
       "3.8.0-1",
       "3.6.0-1",
       "3.4.0-3",
diff --git a/subprojects/packagefiles/freeglut/meson.build b/subprojects/packagefiles/freeglut/meson.build
index feee480e0d..473e711f28 100644
--- a/subprojects/packagefiles/freeglut/meson.build
+++ b/subprojects/packagefiles/freeglut/meson.build
@@ -93,12 +93,15 @@ freeglut_deps = [
   dep_glu,
 ]
 
+compile_args = []
+
 if host_system == 'windows'
   if cc.get_id() == 'msvc'
     add_project_arguments(
-      '/source-charset:windows-1252',
+      ['/source-charset:windows-1252', '-DFREEGLUT_LIB_PRAGMAS=0'],
       language: 'c',
     )
+    compile_args += '-DFREEGLUT_LIB_PRAGMAS=0'
   endif
 
   freeglut_sources += files(
@@ -293,7 +296,6 @@ freeglut_def = configure_file(
   configuration: config,
 )
 
-compile_args = ['-DFREEGLUT_LIB_PRAGMAS=0']
 if get_option('default_library') == 'static'
   compile_args += '-DFREEGLUT_STATIC'
   add_project_arguments(