diff --git a/mesonbuild/backend/vs2010backend.py b/mesonbuild/backend/vs2010backend.py
index e63717a0a828..0020d385e083 100644
--- a/mesonbuild/backend/vs2010backend.py
+++ b/mesonbuild/backend/vs2010backend.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 # Copyright 2014-2016 The Meson development team
+# Copyright © 2025 Intel Corporation
 
 from __future__ import annotations
 import copy
@@ -1840,7 +1841,7 @@ def path_normalize_add(path: str, lis: T.List[str]) -> bool:
                 relpath = os.path.join(proj_to_build_root, s.rel_to_builddir(self.build_to_src))
                 if path_normalize_add(relpath, previous_objects):
                     ET.SubElement(inc_objs, 'Object', Include=relpath)
-            for f in additional_objects + explicit_link_gen_objs:
+            for f in itertools.chain(additional_objects, explicit_link_gen_objs):
                 if path_normalize_add(f, previous_objects):
                     ET.SubElement(inc_objs, 'Object', Include=f)