diff --git a/build/Makefile.msvc-introspection b/build/Makefile.msvc-introspection
index 16cf7dda31..85c01b4dd9 100644
--- a/build/Makefile.msvc-introspection
+++ b/build/Makefile.msvc-introspection
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ $(if $(or $(findstring --header-only,$($(_gir_name)_MSVC_SCANNERFLAGS)),
           $($(_gir_name)_MSVC_PROGRAM)),,
     $(error Need to define $(_gir_name)_MSVC_LIBS or $(_gir_name)_MSVC_PROGRAM))
 
-$(top_builddir)/build/win32/$(_gir_name)_list:
+$(top_builddir)/build/win32/$(_gir_name)_list: Makefile
 	for F in $(_gir_files_msvc); do \
 		case $$$$F in \
 		*.c|*.cpp|*.cc|*.cxx|*.h|*.hpp|*.hh|*.hxx) \
@@ -88,11 +88,11 @@ $(top_builddir)/build/win32/$(_gir_name)_list:
 		esac; \
 	done
 
-$(top_builddir)/build/win32/$(1).msvc.introspect:
+$(top_builddir)/build/win32/$(1).msvc.introspect: Makefile
 	-$(RM) $(top_builddir)/build/win32/$(1).msvc.introspect
 
 # Assemble the Command to Run g-ir-scanner
-	echo $(1)': '$(_gir_name)'_list '$($(_gir_name)_MSVC_GIR_DEPS)>>$(top_builddir)/build/win32/$(1).msvc.introspect
+	echo 'vs$$$$(VSVER)\$$$$(CFG)\$$$$(PLAT)\bin\'$(1)': '$(_gir_name)'_list '$($(_gir_name)_MSVC_GIR_DEPS)>>$(top_builddir)/build/win32/$(1).msvc.introspect
 	echo '	@-echo Generating $$$$@...'>>$(top_builddir)/build/win32/$(1).msvc.introspect
 	echo '	$$$$(PYTHON) $$$$(G_IR_SCANNER)	\'>>$(top_builddir)/build/win32/$(1).msvc.introspect
 	echo '	--verbose -no-libtool	\'>>$(top_builddir)/build/win32/$(1).msvc.introspect
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ $(top_builddir)/build/win32/$(1).msvc.introspect:
 	echo '	'$(_gir_packages_msvc)'	\'>>$(top_builddir)/build/win32/$(1).msvc.introspect
 	echo '	'$(_gir_libraries_msvc)'	\'>>$(top_builddir)/build/win32/$(1).msvc.introspect
 	echo '	'$(_gir_program_msvc)'	\'>>$(top_builddir)/build/win32/$(1).msvc.introspect
+	echo '	--add-include-path=./vs$$$$(VSVER)/$$$$(CFG)/$$$$(PLAT)/bin	\'>>$(top_builddir)/build/win32/$(1).msvc.introspect
 	echo '	--add-include-path=$$$$(G_IR_INCLUDEDIR)	\'>>$(top_builddir)/build/win32/$(1).msvc.introspect
 	echo '	'$(_gir_includes_msvc)'	\'>>$(top_builddir)/build/win32/$(1).msvc.introspect
 	echo '	'$(_gir_export_packages_msvc)'	\'>>$(top_builddir)/build/win32/$(1).msvc.introspect
@@ -114,11 +115,11 @@ $(top_builddir)/build/win32/$(1).msvc.introspect:
 	echo '' >>$(top_builddir)/build/win32/$(1).msvc.introspect
 
 # Finally Assemble the Command to Compile the generated .gir
-	echo '$(_typelib_basename_msvc).typelib: '$(_typelib_basename_msvc)'.gir'>>$(top_builddir)/build/win32/$(1).msvc.introspect
+	echo 'vs$$$$(VSVER)\$$$$(CFG)\$$$$(PLAT)\bin\$(_typelib_basename_msvc).typelib: vs$$$$(VSVER)\$$$$(CFG)\$$$$(PLAT)\bin\'$(_typelib_basename_msvc)'.gir'>>$(top_builddir)/build/win32/$(1).msvc.introspect
 	echo '	@-echo Compiling $$$$@...'>>$(top_builddir)/build/win32/$(1).msvc.introspect
 	echo '	$$$$(G_IR_COMPILER)	\'>>$(top_builddir)/build/win32/$(1).msvc.introspect
-	echo '	--includedir=. --debug --verbose	\'>>$(top_builddir)/build/win32/$(1).msvc.introspect
-	echo '	'$(1)'	\'>>$(top_builddir)/build/win32/$(1).msvc.introspect
+	echo '	--includedir=$$$$(@D:\=/) --debug --verbose	\'>>$(top_builddir)/build/win32/$(1).msvc.introspect
+	echo '	$$$$(@R:\=/).gir	\'>>$(top_builddir)/build/win32/$(1).msvc.introspect
 	echo '	-o $$$$@'>>$(top_builddir)/build/win32/$(1).msvc.introspect
 	echo '' >>$(top_builddir)/build/win32/$(1).msvc.introspect
 endef
diff --git a/build/win32/gtk-introspection-msvc.mak b/build/win32/gtk-introspection-msvc.mak
index 6c44b64323..aee0dfccbe 100644
--- a/build/win32/gtk-introspection-msvc.mak
+++ b/build/win32/gtk-introspection-msvc.mak
@@ -6,8 +6,15 @@ APIVERSION = 3.0
 
 CHECK_PACKAGE = gdk-pixbuf-2.0 atk pangocairo gio-2.0
 
-built_install_girs = Gdk-$(APIVERSION).gir GdkWin32-$(APIVERSION).gir Gtk-$(APIVERSION).gir
-built_install_typelibs = Gdk-$(APIVERSION).typelib GdkWin32-$(APIVERSION).typelib Gtk-$(APIVERSION).typelib
+built_install_girs =	\
+	vs$(VSVER)\$(CFG)\$(PLAT)\bin\Gdk-$(APIVERSION).gir	\
+	vs$(VSVER)\$(CFG)\$(PLAT)\bin\GdkWin32-$(APIVERSION).gir	\
+	vs$(VSVER)\$(CFG)\$(PLAT)\bin\Gtk-$(APIVERSION).gir
+
+built_install_typelibs =	\
+	vs$(VSVER)\$(CFG)\$(PLAT)\bin\Gdk-$(APIVERSION).typelib	\
+	vs$(VSVER)\$(CFG)\$(PLAT)\bin\GdkWin32-$(APIVERSION).typelib	\
+	vs$(VSVER)\$(CFG)\$(PLAT)\bin\Gtk-$(APIVERSION).typelib
 
 !include introspection-msvc.mak
 
@@ -30,8 +37,8 @@ setgirbuildenv:
 !include introspection.body.mak
 
 install-introspection: all
-	@-copy *.gir "$(G_IR_INCLUDEDIR)"
-	@-copy /b *.typelib "$(G_IR_TYPELIBDIR)"
+	@-copy vs$(VSVER)\$(CFG)\$(PLAT)\bin\*.gir "$(G_IR_INCLUDEDIR)"
+	@-copy /b vs$(VSVER)\$(CFG)\$(PLAT)\bin\*.typelib "$(G_IR_TYPELIBDIR)"
 
 !else
 all:
@@ -39,5 +46,5 @@ all:
 !endif
 
 clean:
-	@-del /f/q *.typelib
-	@-del /f/q *.gir
+	@-del /f/q vs$(VSVER)\$(CFG)\$(PLAT)\bin\*.typelib
+	@-del /f/q vs$(VSVER)\$(CFG)\$(PLAT)\bin\*.gir
diff --git a/gdk/Makefile.am b/gdk/Makefile.am
index 9550187a8b..e25b57ba50 100644
--- a/gdk/Makefile.am
+++ b/gdk/Makefile.am
@@ -534,7 +534,7 @@ GdkWin32_3_0_gir_MSVC_CFLAGS = $(BASE_MSVC_GIR_CFLAGS)
 GdkWin32_3_0_gir_MSVC_SCANNERFLAGS =	\
 	--identifier-prefix=Gdk		\
 	--c-include="gdk/gdkwin32.h"	\
-	--include-uninstalled=./Gdk-3.0.gir
+	--include-uninstalled='./vs$$$$(VSVER)/$$$$(CFG)/$$$$(PLAT)/bin/Gdk-3.0.gir'
 
 include $(top_srcdir)/build/Makefile.msvc-introspection
 
diff --git a/gtk/Makefile.am b/gtk/Makefile.am
index 559442963e..4a21c7bb2e 100644
--- a/gtk/Makefile.am
+++ b/gtk/Makefile.am
@@ -1551,7 +1551,7 @@ Gtk_3_0_gir_MSVC_EXPORT_PACKAGES = $(Gtk_3_0_gir_EXPORT_PACKAGES)
 Gtk_3_0_gir_MSVC_INCLUDE_GIRS = Atk-1.0
 Gtk_3_0_gir_MSVC_LIBS = gtk-3.0 gdk-3.0
 Gtk_3_0_gir_MSVC_CFLAGS = $(GTK_MSVC_GIR_CFLAGS)
-Gtk_3_0_gir_MSVC_SCANNERFLAGS = --warn-all --add-include-path=. --include-uninstalled=./Gdk-3.0.gir
+Gtk_3_0_gir_MSVC_SCANNERFLAGS = --warn-all --include-uninstalled='./vs$$$$(VSVER)/$$$$(CFG)/$$$$(PLAT)/bin/Gdk-3.0.gir'
 
 include $(top_srcdir)/build/Makefile.msvc-introspection