diff --git a/mesonbuild/interpreter/interpreter.py b/mesonbuild/interpreter/interpreter.py
index 6c49c30ede42..e7f4b809c958 100644
--- a/mesonbuild/interpreter/interpreter.py
+++ b/mesonbuild/interpreter/interpreter.py
@@ -172,13 +172,21 @@ def add_section(self, section: str, values: T.Dict[str, T.Any], bool_yn: bool,
             self.sections[section][k] = (formatted_values, list_sep)
             self.max_key_len = max(self.max_key_len, len(k))
 
-    def dump(self):
+    def dump(self, is_cross_build: bool):
         mlog.log(self.project_name, mlog.normal_cyan(self.project_version))
         for section, values in self.sections.items():
             mlog.log('')  # newline
             if section:
                 mlog.log(' ', mlog.bold(section))
-            for k, v in values.items():
+            for raw_k, v in values.items():
+                if isinstance(raw_k, tuple):
+                    subp_name, for_machine = raw_k
+                    if is_cross_build and for_machine == MachineChoice.BUILD:
+                        k = f"{subp_name}[native]"
+                    else:
+                        k = subp_name
+                else:
+                    k = raw_k
                 v, list_sep = v
                 padding = self.max_key_len - len(k)
                 end = ' ' if v else ''
@@ -297,7 +305,7 @@ def __init__(
         self.processed_buildfiles: T.Set[str] = set()
         self.project_args_frozen = False
         self.global_args_frozen = False  # implies self.project_args_frozen
-        self.subprojects: T.Dict[str, SubprojectHolder] = {}
+        self.subprojects: T.Dict[T.Tuple[str, MachineChoice], SubprojectHolder] = {}
         self.subproject_stack: T.List[str] = []
         self.configure_file_outputs: T.Dict[str, int] = {}
         # Passed from the outside, only used in subprojects.
@@ -865,11 +873,9 @@ def func_subproject(self, nodes: mparser.BaseNode, args: T.Tuple[str], kwargs: k
     def find_subproject(self, subp_name: str, native: bool) -> Optional[SubprojectHolder]:
         return self.subprojects.get(self._make_subproject_id(subp_name, native))
 
-    def _make_subproject_id(self, subp_name: str, native: bool) -> str:
-        if not self.coredata.is_cross_build():
-            return subp_name
-        tag = 'build' if native else 'host'
-        return ':'.join([subp_name, tag])
+    def _make_subproject_id(self, subp_name: str, native: bool) -> T.Tuple[str, MachineChoice]:
+        for_machine = MachineChoice.BUILD if native else MachineChoice.HOST
+        return (subp_name, for_machine)
 
     def disabled_subproject(self, subp_name: str, subp_id: str, disabled_feature: T.Optional[str] = None,
                             exception: T.Optional[Exception] = None) -> SubprojectHolder:
@@ -1419,11 +1425,12 @@ def _print_summary(self) -> None:
         # Print all summaries, main project last.
         mlog.log('')  # newline
         main_summary = self.summary.pop('', None)
+        is_cross_build = self.coredata.is_cross_build()
         for subp_id, summary in sorted(self.summary.items()):
             if self.subprojects[subp_id].found():
-                summary.dump()
+                summary.dump(is_cross_build)
         if main_summary:
-            main_summary.dump()
+            main_summary.dump(is_cross_build)
 
     @noArgsFlattening
     @FeatureNew('warning', '0.44.0')