diff --git a/mesonbuild/backend/ninjabackend.py b/mesonbuild/backend/ninjabackend.py
index 7a9ad445e..1f848f3d6 100644
--- a/mesonbuild/backend/ninjabackend.py
+++ b/mesonbuild/backend/ninjabackend.py
@@ -1433,19 +1433,6 @@ rule FORTRAN_DEP_HACK
             return []
         return compiler.get_no_stdinc_args()
 
-
-    def get_pdb_name_suffix(self, target):
-        if isinstance(target, build.Executable):
-            suffix = '__exe'
-        elif isinstance(target, build.SharedLibrary):
-            suffix = '__dll'
-        elif isinstance(target, build.StaticLibrary):
-            suffix = '__lib'
-        else:
-            raise MesonException('Tried to build PDB for a non-buildtarget. Please file a bug.')
-        return suffix
-
-
     def get_compile_debugfile_args(self, compiler, target, objfile):
         if compiler.id != 'msvc':
             return []
@@ -1473,16 +1460,14 @@ rule FORTRAN_DEP_HACK
         #
         # If you feel that the above is completely wrong and all of this is
         # actually doable, please send patches.
-        suffix = self.get_pdb_name_suffix(target)
         if target.has_pch():
             tfilename = self.get_target_filename_abs(target)
-            return compiler.get_compile_debugfile_args(tfilename, suffix)
+            return compiler.get_compile_debugfile_args(tfilename)
         else:
-            return compiler.get_compile_debugfile_args(objfile, suffix)
+            return compiler.get_compile_debugfile_args(objfile)
 
     def get_link_debugfile_args(self, linker, target, outname):
-        suffix = self.get_pdb_name_suffix(target)
-        return linker.get_link_debugfile_args(outname, suffix)
+        return linker.get_link_debugfile_args(outname)
 
     def generate_single_compile(self, target, outfile, src, is_generated=False, header_deps=[], order_deps=[]):
         if(isinstance(src, str) and src.endswith('.h')):
diff --git a/mesonbuild/compilers.py b/mesonbuild/compilers.py
index 4738abdae..8394acad2 100644
--- a/mesonbuild/compilers.py
+++ b/mesonbuild/compilers.py
@@ -354,10 +354,10 @@ class Compiler():
 
     # Some compilers (msvc) write debug info to a separate file.
     # These args specify where it should be written.
-    def get_compile_debugfile_args(self, rel_obj, fname_suffix):
+    def get_compile_debugfile_args(self, rel_obj):
         return []
 
-    def get_link_debugfile_args(self, rel_obj, fname_suffix):
+    def get_link_debugfile_args(self, rel_obj):
         return []
 
 class CCompiler(Compiler):
@@ -1607,15 +1607,13 @@ class VisualStudioCCompiler(CCompiler):
             raise MesonException('Compiling test app failed.')
         return not(warning_text in stde or warning_text in stdo)
 
-    def get_compile_debugfile_args(self, rel_obj, name_suffix):
+    def get_compile_debugfile_args(self, rel_obj):
         pdbarr = rel_obj.split('.')[:-1]
-        pdbarr[-1] += name_suffix
         pdbarr += ['pdb']
         return ['/Fd' + '.'.join(pdbarr)]
 
-    def get_link_debugfile_args(self, targetfile, name_suffix):
+    def get_link_debugfile_args(self, targetfile):
         pdbarr = targetfile.split('.')[:-1]
-        pdbarr[-1] += name_suffix
         pdbarr += ['pdb']
         return ['/DEBUG', '/PDB:' + '.'.join(pdbarr)]
 
@@ -2295,9 +2293,8 @@ class VisualStudioLinker():
     def unix_compile_flags_to_native(self, args):
         return args[:]
 
-    def get_link_debugfile_args(self, targetfile, name_suffix):
+    def get_link_debugfile_args(self, targetfile):
         pdbarr = targetfile.split('.')[:-1]
-        pdbarr[-1] += name_suffix
         pdbarr += ['pdb']
         return ['/DEBUG', '/PDB:' + '.'.join(pdbarr)]
 
@@ -2350,5 +2347,5 @@ class ArLinker():
     def unix_compile_flags_to_native(self, args):
         return args[:]
 
-    def get_link_debugfile_args(self, targetfile, suffix):
+    def get_link_debugfile_args(self, targetfile):
         return []
diff --git a/test cases/common/86 same basename/meson.build b/test cases/common/86 same basename/meson.build
index 3dc384ee7..856c536c0 100644
--- a/test cases/common/86 same basename/meson.build	
+++ b/test cases/common/86 same basename/meson.build	
@@ -1,13 +1,11 @@
 project('same basename', 'c')
 
+subdir('sharedsub')
+subdir('staticsub')
+
 # Use the same source file to check that each top level target
 # has its own unique working directory. If they don't
 # then the .o files will clobber each other.
-shlib = shared_library('name', 'lib.c', c_args : '-DSHAR')
-
-# On Windows a static lib is now libfoo.a, so it does not conflict with foo.lib
-# from the shared library above
-stlib = static_library('name', 'lib.c', c_args : '-DSTAT')
 
 exe1 = executable('name', 'exe1.c', link_with : stlib)
 exe2 = executable('name2', 'exe2.c', link_with : shlib)
diff --git a/test cases/common/86 same basename/sharedsub/meson.build b/test cases/common/86 same basename/sharedsub/meson.build
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..29654a94d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test cases/common/86 same basename/sharedsub/meson.build	
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+shlib = shared_library('name', '../lib.c', c_args : '-DSHAR')
diff --git a/test cases/common/86 same basename/staticsub/meson.build b/test cases/common/86 same basename/staticsub/meson.build
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5e5242e06
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test cases/common/86 same basename/staticsub/meson.build	
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+# On Windows a static lib is now libfoo.a, so it does not conflict with foo.lib
+# from the shared library above
+stlib = static_library('name', '../lib.c', c_args : '-DSTAT')