diff --git a/interpreter.py b/interpreter.py
index 99238920f..8fa55c230 100644
--- a/interpreter.py
+++ b/interpreter.py
@@ -453,7 +453,9 @@ class BuildTargetHolder(InterpreterObject):
         super().__init__()
         self.held_object = target
         self.methods.update({'extract_objects' : self.extract_objects_method,
-                             'extract_all_objects' : self.extract_all_objects_method})
+                             'extract_all_objects' : self.extract_all_objects_method,
+                             'get_id': self.get_id_method,
+                             })
 
     def is_cross(self):
         return self.held_object.is_cross()
@@ -466,6 +468,9 @@ class BuildTargetHolder(InterpreterObject):
         gobjs = self.held_object.extract_all_objects()
         return GeneratedObjectsHolder(gobjs)
 
+    def get_id_method(self, args, kwargs):
+        return self.held_object.get_id()
+
 class ExecutableHolder(BuildTargetHolder):
     def __init__(self, target):
         super().__init__(target)
diff --git a/modules/gnome.py b/modules/gnome.py
index 04f5693a1..231cbd402 100644
--- a/modules/gnome.py
+++ b/modules/gnome.py
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ class GnomeModule:
         if isinstance(girtarget, build.Executable):
             scan_command += ['--program', girtarget]
         elif isinstance(girtarget, build.SharedLibrary):
-            scan_command += ["-L", os.path.join (state.environment.get_build_dir(), girtarget.subdir)]
+            scan_command += ["-L@PRIVATE_OUTDIR_ABS_%s@" % girtarget.get_id()]
             libname = girtarget.get_basename()
             scan_command += ['--library', libname]
         scankwargs = {'output' : girfile,
@@ -163,9 +163,9 @@ class GnomeModule:
         typelib_output = '%s-%s.typelib' % (ns, nsversion)
         typelib_cmd = ['g-ir-compiler', scan_target, '--output', '@OUTPUT@']
         if inc_dirs:
-            for id in inc_dirs:
+            for incd in inc_dirs:
                 typelib_cmd += ['--includedir=%s' % inc for inc in
-                                id.held_object.get_incdirs()]
+                                incd.held_object.get_incdirs()]
         if deps:
             for dep in deps:
                 girdir = dep.held_object.get_variable ("girdir")
diff --git a/ninjabackend.py b/ninjabackend.py
index c4b792aa8..47068e779 100644
--- a/ninjabackend.py
+++ b/ninjabackend.py
@@ -306,9 +306,20 @@ class NinjaBackend(backends.Backend):
                 cmd += srcs
             elif i == '@OUTPUT@':
                 cmd += ofilenames
-            elif '@OUTDIR@' in i:
-                cmd.append(i.replace('@OUTDIR@', self.get_target_dir(target)))
             else:
+                if '@OUTDIR@' in i:
+                    i = i.replace('@OUTDIR@', self.get_target_dir(target))
+                elif '@PRIVATE_OUTDIR_' in i:
+                    match = re.search('@PRIVATE_OUTDIR_(ABS_)?([a-zA-Z@:]*)@', i)
+                    source = match.group(0)
+                    if match.group(1) is None:
+                        lead_dir = ''
+                    else:
+                        lead_dir = self.environment.get_build_dir()
+                    target_id = match.group(2)
+                    i = i.replace(source,
+                                  os.path.join(lead_dir,
+                                               self.get_target_dir(self.build.targets[target_id])))
                 cmd.append(i)
 
         elem.add_item('COMMAND', cmd)
diff --git a/test cases/frameworks/7 gnome/gir/meson.build b/test cases/frameworks/7 gnome/gir/meson.build
index 32884dbfa..f76f07179 100644
--- a/test cases/frameworks/7 gnome/gir/meson.build	
+++ b/test cases/frameworks/7 gnome/gir/meson.build	
@@ -27,6 +27,6 @@ gnome.generate_gir(
 
 test('gobject introspection/c', girexe)
 test('gobject introspection/py', find_program('prog.py'),
-     env : ['GI_TYPELIB_PATH=@0@'.format(meson.current_build_dir()),
-            'LD_LIBRARY_PATH=@0@'.format(meson.current_build_dir()),
+     env : ['GI_TYPELIB_PATH=meson-out', # HACK to get this running.
+            'LD_LIBRARY_PATH=meson-out',
      ])