diff --git a/mesonbuild/compilers/c.py b/mesonbuild/compilers/c.py
index abe3efc6907f..5e6d09ce7a40 100644
--- a/mesonbuild/compilers/c.py
+++ b/mesonbuild/compilers/c.py
@@ -478,7 +478,10 @@ def get_options(self) -> MutableKeyedOptionDictType:
 
     def get_option_link_args(self, target: 'BuildTarget', env: 'Environment', subproject=None) -> T.List[str]:
         key = self.form_compileropt_key('winlibs')
-        libs = env.coredata.get_option_for_target(target, key).copy()
+        if target is not None:
+            libs = env.coredata.get_option_for_target(target, key).copy()
+        else:
+            libs = env.coredata.get_option_for_subproject(key, subproject).copy()
         assert isinstance(libs, list)
         for l in libs:
             assert isinstance(l, str)
@@ -514,8 +517,12 @@ def get_options(self) -> 'MutableKeyedOptionDictType':
 
     def get_option_compile_args(self, target: 'BuildTarget', env: 'Environment', subproject=None) -> T.List[str]:
         args = []
-        key = self.form_compileropt_key('std')
-        std = env.coredata.get_option_for_target(target, key)
+        stdkey = self.form_compileropt_key('std')
+        if target is not None:
+            std = env.coredata.get_option_for_target(target, stdkey)
+        else:
+            std = env.coredata.get_option_for_subproject(stdkey, subproject)
+
         # As of MVSC 16.8, /std:c11 and /std:c17 are the only valid C standard options.
         if std in {'c11'}:
             args.append('/std:c11')
diff --git a/mesonbuild/compilers/cpp.py b/mesonbuild/compilers/cpp.py
index 1f28b3aa0562..aa88b5e191bf 100644
--- a/mesonbuild/compilers/cpp.py
+++ b/mesonbuild/compilers/cpp.py
@@ -796,16 +796,18 @@ def _get_options_impl(self, opts: 'MutableKeyedOptionDictType', cpp_stds: T.List
 
     def get_option_compile_args(self, target: 'BuildTarget', env: 'Environment', subproject=None) -> T.List[str]:
         args: T.List[str] = []
-        key = self.form_compileropt_key('std')
+        stdkey = self.form_compileropt_key('std')
+        ehkey = self.form_compileropt_key('eh')
+        rttikey = self.form_compileropt_key('rtti')
 
         if target is not None:
-            std = env.coredata.get_option_for_target(target, key)
-            eh = env.coredata.get_option_for_target(target, key.evolve('eh'))
-            rtti = env.coredata.get_option_for_target(target, key.evolve('rtti'))
+            std = env.coredata.get_option_for_target(target, stdkey)
+            eh = env.coredata.get_option_for_target(target, ehkey)
+            rtti = env.coredata.get_option_for_target(target, rttikey)
         else:
-            std = env.coredata.get_option_for_subproject(key, subprojct)
-            eh = env.coredata.get_option_for_target(key.evolve('eh'), subproject)
-            rtti = env.coredata.get_option_for_target(key.evolve('rtti'), subproject)
+            std = env.coredata.get_option_for_subproject(stdkey, subproject)
+            eh = env.coredata.get_option_for_subproject(ehkey, subproject)
+            rtti = env.coredata.get_option_for_subproject(rttikey, subproject)
 
         if eh == 'default':
             args.append('/EHsc')
@@ -844,8 +846,11 @@ def get_option_compile_args(self, target: 'BuildTarget', env: 'Environment', sub
         # which means setting the C++ standard version to C++14, in compilers that support it
         # (i.e., after VS2015U3)
         # if one is using anything before that point, one cannot set the standard.
-        key = self.form_compileropt_key('std')
-        std = env.coredata.get_option_for_target(target, key)
+        stdkey = self.form_compileropt_key('std')
+        if target is not None:
+            std = env.coredata.get_option_for_target(target, stdkey)
+        else:
+            std = env.coredata.get_option_for_subproject(stdkey, subproject)
         if std in {'vc++11', 'c++11'}:
             mlog.warning(self.id, 'does not support C++11;',
                          'attempting best effort; setting the standard to C++14',
@@ -884,8 +889,11 @@ def get_options(self) -> 'MutableKeyedOptionDictType':
         return self._get_options_impl(super().get_options(), cpp_stds)
 
     def get_option_compile_args(self, target: 'BuildTarget', env: 'Environment', subproject=None) -> T.List[str]:
-        key = self.form_compileropt_key('std')
-        std = env.coredata.get_option_for_target(target, key)
+        stdkey = self.form_compileropt_key('std')
+        if target is not None:
+            std = env.coredata.get_option_for_target(target, stdkey)
+        else:
+            std = env.coredata.get_option_for_subproject(stdkey, subproject)
         if std != 'none' and version_compare(self.version, '<19.00.24210'):
             mlog.warning('This version of MSVC does not support cpp_std arguments', fatal=False)
 
diff --git a/test cases/common/40 options/meson.build b/test cases/common/40 options/meson.build
index b9021cee7c62..ed7668fde36b 100644
--- a/test cases/common/40 options/meson.build	
+++ b/test cases/common/40 options/meson.build	
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ if get_option('array_opt') != ['one', 'two']
 endif
 
 # If the default changes, update test cases/unit/13 reconfigure
-if get_option('b_lto') != false
+if get_option('b_pch') != true
   error('Incorrect value in base option.')
 endif