diff --git a/mesonbuild/cmake/interpreter.py b/mesonbuild/cmake/interpreter.py
index b427132f6..a0fcb6972 100644
--- a/mesonbuild/cmake/interpreter.py
+++ b/mesonbuild/cmake/interpreter.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ from __future__ import annotations
 from functools import lru_cache
 from os import environ
 from pathlib import Path
+import itertools
 import re
 import typing as T
 
@@ -416,11 +417,14 @@ class ConverterTarget:
                 return x.relative_to(root_src_dir)
             return x
 
+        def non_optional(inputs: T.Iterable[T.Optional[Path]]) -> T.List[Path]:
+            return [p for p in inputs if p is not None]
+
         build_dir_rel = self.build_dir.relative_to(Path(self.env.get_build_dir()) / subdir)
-        self.generated_raw = [rel_path(x, False, True) for x in self.generated_raw]
-        self.includes = list(OrderedSet([rel_path(x, True, False) for x in OrderedSet(self.includes)] + [build_dir_rel]))
-        self.sys_includes = list(OrderedSet([rel_path(x, True, False) for x in OrderedSet(self.sys_includes)]))
-        self.sources = [rel_path(x, False, False) for x in self.sources]
+        self.generated_raw = non_optional(rel_path(x, False, True) for x in self.generated_raw)
+        self.includes = non_optional(itertools.chain((rel_path(x, True, False) for x in OrderedSet(self.includes)), [build_dir_rel]))
+        self.sys_includes = non_optional(rel_path(x, True, False) for x in OrderedSet(self.sys_includes))
+        self.sources = non_optional(rel_path(x, False, False) for x in self.sources)
 
         # Resolve custom targets
         for gen_file in self.generated_raw:
@@ -430,14 +434,9 @@ class ConverterTarget:
                 ref = ctgt.get_ref(gen_file)
                 assert isinstance(ref, CustomTargetReference) and ref.valid()
                 self.generated_ctgt += [ref]
-            elif gen_file is not None:
+            else:
                 self.generated += [gen_file]
 
-        # Remove delete entries
-        self.includes = [x for x in self.includes if x is not None]
-        self.sys_includes = [x for x in self.sys_includes if x is not None]
-        self.sources = [x for x in self.sources if x is not None]
-
         # Make sure '.' is always in the include directories
         if Path('.') not in self.includes:
             self.includes += [Path('.')]