diff --git a/mesonbuild/compilers.py b/mesonbuild/compilers.py
index ced2b6fb5..8f8851f4d 100644
--- a/mesonbuild/compilers.py
+++ b/mesonbuild/compilers.py
@@ -1846,11 +1846,7 @@ class VisualStudioCCompiler(CCompiler):
                 }
 
     def get_option_link_args(self, options):
-        # FIXME: See GnuCCompiler.get_option_link_args
-        if 'c_winlibs' in options:
-            return options['c_winlibs'].value[:]
-        else:
-            return msvc_winlibs[:]
+        return options['c_winlibs'].value[:]
 
     def unix_link_flags_to_native(self, args):
         result = []
@@ -1955,11 +1951,7 @@ class VisualStudioCPPCompiler(VisualStudioCCompiler, CPPCompiler):
         return args
 
     def get_option_link_args(self, options):
-        # FIXME: See GnuCCompiler.get_option_link_args
-        if 'cpp_winlibs' in options:
-            return options['cpp_winlibs'].value[:]
-        else:
-            return msvc_winlibs[:]
+        return options['cpp_winlibs'].value[:]
 
 GCC_STANDARD = 0
 GCC_OSX = 1
@@ -2071,17 +2063,7 @@ class GnuCCompiler(GnuCompiler, CCompiler):
 
     def get_option_link_args(self, options):
         if self.gcc_type == GCC_MINGW:
-            # FIXME: This check is needed because we currently pass
-            # cross-compiler options to the native compiler too and when
-            # cross-compiling from Windows to Linux, `options` will contain
-            # Linux-specific options which doesn't include `c_winlibs`. The
-            # proper fix is to allow cross-info files to specify compiler
-            # options and to maintain both cross and native compiler options in
-            # coredata: https://github.com/mesonbuild/meson/issues/1029
-            if 'c_winlibs' in options:
-                return options['c_winlibs'].value[:]
-            else:
-                return gnu_winlibs[:]
+            return options['c_winlibs'].value[:]
         return []
 
 class GnuCPPCompiler(GnuCompiler, CPPCompiler):
@@ -2119,11 +2101,7 @@ class GnuCPPCompiler(GnuCompiler, CPPCompiler):
 
     def get_option_link_args(self, options):
         if self.gcc_type == GCC_MINGW:
-            # FIXME: See GnuCCompiler.get_option_link_args
-            if 'cpp_winlibs' in options:
-                return options['cpp_winlibs'].value[:]
-            else:
-                return gnu_winlibs[:]
+            return options['cpp_winlibs'].value[:]
         return []
 
     def get_compiler_check_args(self):
diff --git a/mesonbuild/interpreter.py b/mesonbuild/interpreter.py
index 3b9f97524..ef99511d4 100644
--- a/mesonbuild/interpreter.py
+++ b/mesonbuild/interpreter.py
@@ -1762,12 +1762,12 @@ class Interpreter():
             raise InvalidCode('Tried to use unknown language "%s".' % lang)
         comp.sanity_check(self.environment.get_scratch_dir(), self.environment)
         self.coredata.compilers[lang] = comp
+        # Native compiler always exist so always add its options.
+        new_options = comp.get_options()
         if cross_comp is not None:
             cross_comp.sanity_check(self.environment.get_scratch_dir(), self.environment)
             self.coredata.cross_compilers[lang] = cross_comp
-            new_options = cross_comp.get_options()
-        else:
-            new_options = comp.get_options()
+            new_options.update(cross_comp.get_options())
         optprefix = lang + '_'
         for i in new_options:
             if not i.startswith(optprefix):