diff --git a/Source/cmLocalGenerator.cxx b/Source/cmLocalGenerator.cxx
index 543d58db5..c8c8c796b 100644
--- a/Source/cmLocalGenerator.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmLocalGenerator.cxx
@@ -875,6 +875,13 @@ cmLocalGenerator::ExpandRuleVariable(std::string const& variable,
       return replaceValues.ObjectDir;
       }
     }
+  if(replaceValues.ObjectFileDir)
+    {
+    if(variable == "OBJECT_FILE_DIR")
+      {
+      return replaceValues.ObjectFileDir;
+      }
+    }
   if(replaceValues.Objects)
     {
     if(variable == "OBJECTS")
diff --git a/Source/cmLocalGenerator.h b/Source/cmLocalGenerator.h
index 32da21b75..ad7307398 100644
--- a/Source/cmLocalGenerator.h
+++ b/Source/cmLocalGenerator.h
@@ -269,6 +269,7 @@ public:
     const char* Output;
     const char* Object;
     const char* ObjectDir;
+    const char* ObjectFileDir;
     const char* Flags;
     const char* ObjectsQuoted;
     const char* SONameFlag;
diff --git a/Source/cmMakefileTargetGenerator.cxx b/Source/cmMakefileTargetGenerator.cxx
index a08d731b2..85017ad2a 100644
--- a/Source/cmMakefileTargetGenerator.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmMakefileTargetGenerator.cxx
@@ -684,6 +684,11 @@ cmMakefileTargetGenerator
                             cmLocalGenerator::START_OUTPUT,
                             cmLocalGenerator::SHELL);
   vars.ObjectDir = objectDir.c_str();
+  std::string objectFileDir = cmSystemTools::GetFilenamePath(obj);
+  objectFileDir = this->Convert(objectFileDir,
+                                cmLocalGenerator::START_OUTPUT,
+                                cmLocalGenerator::SHELL);
+  vars.ObjectFileDir = objectFileDir.c_str();
   vars.Flags = flags.c_str();
 
   std::string definesString = "$(";
diff --git a/Source/cmNinjaTargetGenerator.cxx b/Source/cmNinjaTargetGenerator.cxx
index c3b4c7581..24689fb58 100644
--- a/Source/cmNinjaTargetGenerator.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmNinjaTargetGenerator.cxx
@@ -385,6 +385,7 @@ cmNinjaTargetGenerator
   vars.TargetPDB = "$TARGET_PDB";
   vars.TargetCompilePDB = "$TARGET_COMPILE_PDB";
   vars.ObjectDir = "$OBJECT_DIR";
+  vars.ObjectFileDir = "$OBJECT_FILE_DIR";
 
   cmMakefile* mf = this->GetMakefile();
 
@@ -623,6 +624,10 @@ cmNinjaTargetGenerator
   vars["OBJECT_DIR"] = this->GetLocalGenerator()->ConvertToOutputFormat(
                          ConvertToNinjaPath(objectDir.c_str()),
                          cmLocalGenerator::SHELL);
+  std::string objectFileDir = cmSystemTools::GetFilenamePath(objectFileName);
+  vars["OBJECT_FILE_DIR"] = this->GetLocalGenerator()->ConvertToOutputFormat(
+                              ConvertToNinjaPath(objectFileDir.c_str()),
+                              cmLocalGenerator::SHELL);
 
   this->addPoolNinjaVariable("JOB_POOL_COMPILE", this->GetTarget(), vars);
 
@@ -651,6 +656,7 @@ cmNinjaTargetGenerator
     compileObjectVars.Source = escapedSourceFileName.c_str();
     compileObjectVars.Object = objectFileName.c_str();
     compileObjectVars.ObjectDir = objectDir.c_str();
+    compileObjectVars.ObjectFileDir = objectFileDir.c_str();
     compileObjectVars.Flags = vars["FLAGS"].c_str();
     compileObjectVars.Defines = vars["DEFINES"].c_str();