diff --git a/interpreter.py b/interpreter.py
index 6de2d54b7..7e1f887f6 100644
--- a/interpreter.py
+++ b/interpreter.py
@@ -787,7 +787,7 @@ class Interpreter():
                       'vcs_tag' : self.func_vcs_tag,
                       'set_variable' : self.func_set_variable,
                       'import' : self.func_import,
-                      'file' : self.func_file,
+                      'files' : self.func_files,
                       }
 
     def module_method_callback(self, invalues):
@@ -890,12 +890,8 @@ class Interpreter():
 
     @stringArgs
     @noKwargs
-    def func_file(self, node, args, kwargs):
-        if len(args) != 1:
-            raise InvalidCode('File takes one argument.')
-        fname = args[0]
-        fobj = File.from_source_file(self.environment.source_dir, self.subdir, fname)
-        return fobj
+    def func_files(self, node, args, kwargs):
+        return [File.from_source_file(self.environment.source_dir, self.subdir, fname) for fname in args]
 
     def set_variable(self, varname, variable):
         if variable is None:
diff --git a/test cases/common/81 file object/meson.build b/test cases/common/81 file object/meson.build
index 152901cb7..c3ecb7be9 100644
--- a/test cases/common/81 file object/meson.build	
+++ b/test cases/common/81 file object/meson.build	
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 project('file object', 'c')
 
-prog0 = file('prog.c')
-lib0 = file('lib.c')
+prog0 = files('prog.c')
+lib0 = files('lib.c')
 test('fobj', executable('fobj', prog0, lib0))
 
 subdir('subdir1')
diff --git a/test cases/common/81 file object/subdir1/meson.build b/test cases/common/81 file object/subdir1/meson.build
index e41a82426..f5066f00f 100644
--- a/test cases/common/81 file object/subdir1/meson.build	
+++ b/test cases/common/81 file object/subdir1/meson.build	
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-prog1 = file('prog.c')
-lib1 = file('lib.c')
+prog1 = files('prog.c')
+lib1 = files('lib.c')
 
 test('subdir0', executable('subdir0', prog0, lib1), should_fail : true)
 test('subdir1', executable('subdir1', prog1, lib0), should_fail : true)
diff --git a/test cases/common/81 file object/subdir2/meson.build b/test cases/common/81 file object/subdir2/meson.build
index 06f0e4911..588651019 100644
--- a/test cases/common/81 file object/subdir2/meson.build	
+++ b/test cases/common/81 file object/subdir2/meson.build	
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-prog2 = file('prog.c')
-lib2 = file('lib.c')
+prog2 = files('prog.c')
+lib2 = files('lib.c')
 
 test('subdir3', executable('subdir3', prog1, lib2), should_fail : true)
 test('subdir4', executable('subdir4', prog2, lib1), should_fail : true)