diff --git a/mesonbuild/backend/vs2010backend.py b/mesonbuild/backend/vs2010backend.py
index c9fe09f71..a9567f4a5 100644
--- a/mesonbuild/backend/vs2010backend.py
+++ b/mesonbuild/backend/vs2010backend.py
@@ -217,10 +217,8 @@ class Vs2010Backend(backends.Backend):
         if target.subdir == '':
             return ''
 
-        directories = os.path.split(target.subdir)
-        directories = list(filter(bool,directories)) #Filter out empty strings
-
-        return '/'.join(['..']*len(directories))
+        directories = target.subdir.split(os.sep)
+        return os.sep.join(['..']*len(directories))
 
     def special_quote(self, arr):
         return ['"%s"' % i for i in arr]
diff --git a/test cases/common/106 subproject subdir/meson.build b/test cases/common/106 subproject subdir/meson.build
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ec9fad123
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test cases/common/106 subproject subdir/meson.build	
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+project('proj', 'c')
+subproject('sub')
+libSub = dependency('sub', fallback: ['sub', 'libSub'])
+
+exe = executable('prog', 'prog.c', dependencies: libSub)
+test('subproject subdir', exe)
diff --git a/test cases/common/106 subproject subdir/prog.c b/test cases/common/106 subproject subdir/prog.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..02ae3372d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test cases/common/106 subproject subdir/prog.c	
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+#include <sub.h>
+
+int main() {
+	return sub();
+}
diff --git a/test cases/common/106 subproject subdir/subprojects/sub/lib/meson.build b/test cases/common/106 subproject subdir/subprojects/sub/lib/meson.build
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..731d22bfb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test cases/common/106 subproject subdir/subprojects/sub/lib/meson.build	
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+lib = static_library('sub', 'sub.c')
+libSub = declare_dependency(include_directories: include_directories('.'), link_with: lib)
diff --git a/test cases/common/106 subproject subdir/subprojects/sub/lib/sub.c b/test cases/common/106 subproject subdir/subprojects/sub/lib/sub.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3291e3cb1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test cases/common/106 subproject subdir/subprojects/sub/lib/sub.c	
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+#include "sub.h"
+
+int sub() {
+	return 0;
+}
diff --git a/test cases/common/106 subproject subdir/subprojects/sub/lib/sub.h b/test cases/common/106 subproject subdir/subprojects/sub/lib/sub.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f1ab0e19d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test cases/common/106 subproject subdir/subprojects/sub/lib/sub.h	
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#ifndef SUB_H
+#define SUB_H
+
+int sub();
+
+#endif
diff --git a/test cases/common/106 subproject subdir/subprojects/sub/meson.build b/test cases/common/106 subproject subdir/subprojects/sub/meson.build
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bf69c25b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test cases/common/106 subproject subdir/subprojects/sub/meson.build	
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+project('sub', 'c')
+subdir('lib')