diff --git a/tools/gn/commands.cc b/tools/gn/commands.cc
index 3778d5b..ed7a009 100644
--- a/tools/gn/commands.cc
+++ b/tools/gn/commands.cc
@@ -323,8 +323,6 @@
   const BuildSettings* build_settings =
       targets[0]->settings()->build_settings();
 
-  SourceDir current_dir = SourceDirForCurrentDirectory(
-      build_settings->root_path());
   for (const Target* target : targets) {
     // Use the link output file if there is one, otherwise fall back to the
     // dependency output file (for actions, for example).
@@ -334,7 +332,8 @@
 
     SourceFile output_as_source =
         output_file.AsSourceFile(build_settings);
-    std::string result = RebasePath(output_as_source.value(), current_dir,
+    std::string result = RebasePath(output_as_source.value(),
+                                    build_settings->build_dir(),
                                     build_settings->root_path_utf8());
     if (indent)
       OutputString("  ");
diff --git a/tools/gn/commands.h b/tools/gn/commands.h
index d294a89..ca4b0f2 100644
--- a/tools/gn/commands.h
+++ b/tools/gn/commands.h
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@
     "          Prints the label of the target.\n"\
     "      output\n"\
     "          Prints the first output file for the target relative to the\n"\
-    "          current directory.\n"
+    "          root build directory.\n"
 #define TARGET_TYPE_FILTER_COMMAND_LINE_HELP \
     "  --type=(action|copy|executable|group|loadable_module|shared_library|\n"\
     "          source_set|static_library)\n"\