diff --git a/tools/gyp/pylib/gyp/generator/ninja.py b/tools/gyp/pylib/gyp/generator/ninja.py
index 0555a4a90d..1f67c94500 100644
--- a/tools/gyp/pylib/gyp/generator/ninja.py
+++ b/tools/gyp/pylib/gyp/generator/ninja.py
@@ -2148,13 +2148,13 @@ def GenerateOutputForConfig(target_list, target_dicts, data, params,
       restat=True,
       command=mtime_preserving_solink_base % {'suffix': '@$link_file_list'},
       rspfile='$link_file_list',
-      rspfile_content='-Wl,--start-group $in -Wl,--end-group $solibs $libs',
+      rspfile_content='-Wl,--start-group $in $solibs $libs -Wl,--end-group',
       pool='link_pool')
     master_ninja.rule(
       'link',
       description='LINK $out',
       command=('$ld $ldflags -o $out '
-               '-Wl,--start-group $in -Wl,--end-group $solibs $libs'),
+               '-Wl,--start-group $in $solibs $libs -Wl,--end-group'),
       pool='link_pool')
   elif flavor == 'win':
     master_ninja.rule(
diff --git a/tools/gyp/pylib/gyp/msvs_emulation.py b/tools/gyp/pylib/gyp/msvs_emulation.py
index e4a85a96e6..14daaec4c7 100644
--- a/tools/gyp/pylib/gyp/msvs_emulation.py
+++ b/tools/gyp/pylib/gyp/msvs_emulation.py
@@ -269,7 +269,8 @@ class MsvsSettings(object):
   def AdjustLibraries(self, libraries):
     """Strip -l from library if it's specified with that."""
     libs = [lib[2:] if lib.startswith('-l') else lib for lib in libraries]
-    return [lib + '.lib' if not lib.endswith('.lib') else lib for lib in libs]
+    return [lib + '.lib' if not lib.endswith('.lib') \
+        and not lib.endswith('.obj') else lib for lib in libs]
 
   def _GetAndMunge(self, field, path, default, prefix, append, map):
     """Retrieve a value from |field| at |path| or return |default|. If