diff --git a/backends.py b/backends.py
index 5d683a33a..88237bb59 100755
--- a/backends.py
+++ b/backends.py
@@ -512,12 +512,16 @@ class NinjaBackend(Backend):
         commands = self.generate_basic_compiler_flags(target, compiler)
         commands.append(compiler.get_include_arg(self.get_target_private_dir(target)))
         if is_generated:
-            abs_src = os.path.join(self.get_target_private_dir(target), src)
+            rel_src = os.path.join(self.get_target_private_dir(target), src)
         else:
-            abs_src = os.path.join(self.build_to_src, target.get_source_subdir(), src)
-        abs_obj = os.path.join(self.get_target_private_dir(target), src)
-        abs_obj += '.' + self.environment.get_object_suffix()
-        dep_file = abs_obj + '.' + compiler.get_depfile_suffix()
+            rel_src = os.path.join(self.build_to_src, target.get_source_subdir(), src)
+        if os.path.isabs(src):
+            src_filename = os.path.basename(src)
+        else:
+            src_filename = src
+        rel_obj = os.path.join(self.get_target_private_dir(target), src_filename)
+        rel_obj += '.' + self.environment.get_object_suffix()
+        dep_file = rel_obj + '.' + compiler.get_depfile_suffix()
         pchlist = target.get_pch()
         if len(pchlist) == 0:
             pch_dep = []
@@ -540,14 +544,14 @@ class NinjaBackend(Backend):
         commands += self.get_pch_include_args(compiler, target)
         compiler_name = '%s_COMPILER' % compiler.get_language()
 
-        element = NinjaBuildElement(abs_obj, compiler_name, abs_src)
+        element = NinjaBuildElement(rel_obj, compiler_name, rel_src)
         if len(header_deps) > 0:
             element.add_dep([os.path.join(self.get_target_private_dir(target), d) for d in header_deps])
         element.add_orderdep(pch_dep)
         element.add_item('DEPFILE', dep_file)
         element.add_item('FLAGS', commands)
         element.write(outfile)
-        return abs_obj
+        return rel_obj
 
     def generate_pch(self, target, outfile):
         for pch in target.get_pch():
diff --git a/dependencies.py b/dependencies.py
index 70680fb9c..6e10a64ed 100644
--- a/dependencies.py
+++ b/dependencies.py
@@ -113,10 +113,9 @@ class GTestDependency():
     def get_compile_flags(self):
         return ['-I' + self.include_dir, '-I' + self.src_include_dir]
     def get_link_flags(self):
-        return []
+        return ['-lpthread']
     def get_version(self):
         return '1.something_maybe'
-
     def get_sources(self):
         return [self.all_src, self.main_src]
 
diff --git a/test cases/frameworks/2 gtest/meson.build b/test cases/frameworks/2 gtest/meson.build
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5e2236501
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test cases/frameworks/2 gtest/meson.build	
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+project('gtest', 'cxx')
+
+gtest = find_dep('gtest', required : true)
+
+e = executable('testprog', 'test.cc', deps : gtest)
+add_test('gtest test', e)
diff --git a/test cases/frameworks/2 gtest/test.cc b/test cases/frameworks/2 gtest/test.cc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..21efd6816
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test cases/frameworks/2 gtest/test.cc	
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#include<gtest/gtest.h>
+
+TEST(basic_test, eq_works) {
+    ASSERT_EQ(0, 1-1) << "Equality is broken. Mass panic!";
+}
+
+TEST(basic_test, neq_works) {
+    ASSERT_NE(15, 106) << "Inequal is equal. The foundations of space and time are in jeopardy.";
+}