diff --git a/src/actions/make/make_cpp.lua b/src/actions/make/make_cpp.lua
index b475e9e0..247c515e 100644
--- a/src/actions/make/make_cpp.lua
+++ b/src/actions/make/make_cpp.lua
@@ -406,7 +406,7 @@
 
 	function cpp.targetconfig(cfg)		
 		local targetinfo = config.gettargetinfo(cfg)
-		_p('  OBJDIR     = %s', make.esc(cfg.objdir))
+		_p('  OBJDIR     = %s', make.esc(project.getrelative(cfg.project, cfg.objdir)))
 		_p('  TARGETDIR  = %s', make.esc(targetinfo.directory))
 		_p('  TARGET     = $(TARGETDIR)/%s', make.esc(targetinfo.name))
 	end
diff --git a/src/actions/vstudio/vs200x_vcproj.lua b/src/actions/vstudio/vs200x_vcproj.lua
index bbf83eb8..fc521585 100644
--- a/src/actions/vstudio/vs200x_vcproj.lua
+++ b/src/actions/vstudio/vs200x_vcproj.lua
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@
 		local outdir = path.translate(config.gettargetinfo(cfg).directory)
 		_x(3,'OutputDirectory="%s"', outdir)
 
-		_x(3,'IntermediateDirectory="%s"', path.translate(cfg.objdir))
+		_x(3,'IntermediateDirectory="%s"', path.translate(project.getrelative(cfg.project, cfg.objdir)))
 
 		local cfgtype
 		if (cfg.kind == "SharedLib") then
diff --git a/src/actions/vstudio/vs2010_vcxproj.lua b/src/actions/vstudio/vs2010_vcxproj.lua
index d2bed6fa..df78f856 100644
--- a/src/actions/vstudio/vs2010_vcxproj.lua
+++ b/src/actions/vstudio/vs2010_vcxproj.lua
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@
 			_x(2,'<OutputFile>$(OutDir)%s</OutputFile>', target.name)
 		end
 
-		_x(2,'<IntDir>%s\\</IntDir>', path.translate(cfg.objdir))
+		_x(2,'<IntDir>%s\\</IntDir>', path.translate(project.getrelative(cfg.project, cfg.objdir)))
 
 		_x(2,'<TargetName>%s%s</TargetName>', target.prefix, target.basename)
 		_x(2,'<TargetExt>%s</TargetExt>', target.extension)
diff --git a/src/base/solution.lua b/src/base/solution.lua
index 8f38ab53..7f0e33c5 100644
--- a/src/base/solution.lua
+++ b/src/base/solution.lua
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@
 		for cfg, dirs in pairs(configs) do
 			for _, dir in ipairs(dirs) do
 				if counts[dir] == 1 then
-					cfg.objdir = project.getrelative(cfg.project, dir)
+					cfg.objdir = dir
 					break
 				end
 			end
diff --git a/tests/solution/test_objdirs.lua b/tests/solution/test_objdirs.lua
index a46de030..51494b7b 100644
--- a/tests/solution/test_objdirs.lua
+++ b/tests/solution/test_objdirs.lua
@@ -20,11 +20,12 @@
 		system "macosx"
 	end
 
-	local function prepare()
+	local function result()
 		local platforms = sln.platforms or {}
 		project("MyProject")
 		prj = premake.solution.getproject_ng(sln, "MyProject")
 		cfg = premake5.project.getconfig(prj, "Debug", platforms[1])
+		return premake5.project.getrelative(prj, cfg.objdir)
 	end
 
 
@@ -34,8 +35,7 @@
 
 	function suite.directoryIsObj_onNoValueSet()
 		configurations { "Debug" }
-		prepare()
-		test.isequal("obj", cfg.objdir)
+		test.isequal("obj", result())
 	end
 
 
@@ -47,8 +47,7 @@
 	function suite.directoryIncludesPlatform_onPlatformConflict()
 		configurations { "Debug" }
 		platforms { "x32", "x64" }
-		prepare()
-		test.isequal("obj/x32", cfg.objdir)
+		test.isequal("obj/x32",  result())
 	end
 
 
@@ -59,8 +58,7 @@
 
 	function suite.directoryIncludesBuildCfg_onBuildCfgConflict()
 		configurations { "Debug", "Release" }
-		prepare()
-		test.isequal("obj/Debug", cfg.objdir)
+		test.isequal("obj/Debug",  result())
 	end
 
 
@@ -72,8 +70,7 @@
 	function suite.directoryIncludesBuildCfg_onPlatformAndBuildCfgConflict()
 		configurations { "Debug", "Release" }
 		platforms { "x32", "x64" }
-		prepare()
-		test.isequal("obj/x32/Debug", cfg.objdir)
+		test.isequal("obj/x32/Debug",  result())
 	end
 
 
@@ -85,7 +82,6 @@
 	function suite.directoryIncludesBuildCfg_onProjectConflict()
 		configurations { "Debug", "Release" }
 		project "MyProject2"
-		prepare()
-		test.isequal("obj/Debug/MyProject", cfg.objdir)
+		test.isequal("obj/Debug/MyProject",  result())
 	end