diff --git a/Source/cmGeneratorExpressionEvaluator.cxx b/Source/cmGeneratorExpressionEvaluator.cxx
index dfd995e7d..33863f470 100644
--- a/Source/cmGeneratorExpressionEvaluator.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmGeneratorExpressionEvaluator.cxx
@@ -703,17 +703,6 @@ std::string getLinkedTargetsContent(const std::vector<std::string> &libraries,
   return linkedTargetsContent;
 }
 
-//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-struct TransitiveWhitelistCompare
-{
-  explicit TransitiveWhitelistCompare(const std::string &needle)
-    : Needle(needle) {}
-  bool operator() (const char *item)
-  { return strcmp(item, this->Needle.c_str()) == 0; }
-private:
-  std::string Needle;
-};
-
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 static const struct TargetPropertyNode : public cmGeneratorExpressionNode
 {
@@ -864,8 +853,7 @@ static const struct TargetPropertyNode : public cmGeneratorExpressionNode
       return std::string();
     case cmGeneratorExpressionDAGChecker::ALREADY_SEEN:
       for (size_t i = 1;
-          i < (sizeof(targetPropertyTransitiveWhitelist) /
-                sizeof(*targetPropertyTransitiveWhitelist));
+          i < cmArraySize(targetPropertyTransitiveWhitelist);
           ++i)
         {
         if (targetPropertyTransitiveWhitelist[i] == propertyName)
@@ -928,12 +916,13 @@ static const struct TargetPropertyNode : public cmGeneratorExpressionNode
 
     cmTarget *headTarget = context->HeadTarget ? context->HeadTarget : target;
 
-    const char **transBegin = targetPropertyTransitiveWhitelist + 1;
-    const char **transEnd = targetPropertyTransitiveWhitelist
-              + (sizeof(targetPropertyTransitiveWhitelist) /
-              sizeof(*targetPropertyTransitiveWhitelist));
+    const char * const *transBegin =
+                        cmArrayBegin(targetPropertyTransitiveWhitelist) + 1;
+    const char * const *transEnd =
+                        cmArrayEnd(targetPropertyTransitiveWhitelist);
+
     if (std::find_if(transBegin, transEnd,
-              TransitiveWhitelistCompare(propertyName)) != transEnd)
+                     cmStrCmp(propertyName)) != transEnd)
       {
 
       std::vector<std::string> libs;
@@ -949,7 +938,7 @@ static const struct TargetPropertyNode : public cmGeneratorExpressionNode
         }
       }
     else if (std::find_if(transBegin, transEnd,
-              TransitiveWhitelistCompare(interfacePropertyName)) != transEnd)
+                          cmStrCmp(interfacePropertyName)) != transEnd)
       {
       const cmTarget::LinkImplementation *impl = target->GetLinkImplementation(
                                                     context->Config,
@@ -996,8 +985,7 @@ static const struct TargetPropertyNode : public cmGeneratorExpressionNode
       }
 
     for (size_t i = 1;
-         i < (sizeof(targetPropertyTransitiveWhitelist) /
-              sizeof(*targetPropertyTransitiveWhitelist));
+         i < cmArraySize(targetPropertyTransitiveWhitelist);
          ++i)
       {
       if (targetPropertyTransitiveWhitelist[i] == interfacePropertyName)
@@ -1113,10 +1101,7 @@ static const struct TargetPolicyNode : public cmGeneratorExpressionNode
 
     context->HadContextSensitiveCondition = true;
 
-    for (size_t i = 1;
-         i < (sizeof(targetPolicyWhitelist) /
-              sizeof(*targetPolicyWhitelist));
-         ++i)
+    for (size_t i = 1; i < cmArraySize(targetPolicyWhitelist); ++i)
       {
       const char *policy = targetPolicyWhitelist[i];
       if (parameters.front() == policy)
diff --git a/Source/cmStandardIncludes.h b/Source/cmStandardIncludes.h
index d09b3047d..6c7714481 100644
--- a/Source/cmStandardIncludes.h
+++ b/Source/cmStandardIncludes.h
@@ -377,6 +377,34 @@ static thisClass* SafeDownCast(cmObject *c) \
   return 0;\
 }
 
+#if defined(_MSC_VER) && _MSC_VER < 1300
 
+#define cmArrayBegin(a) a
+#define cmArraySize(a) (sizeof(a)/sizeof(*a))
+#define cmArrayEnd(a) a + cmArraySize(a)
+
+#else
+
+template<typename T, size_t N>
+const T* cmArrayBegin(const T (&a)[N]) { return a; }
+template<typename T, size_t N>
+const T* cmArrayEnd(const T (&a)[N]) { return a + N; }
+template<typename T, size_t N>
+size_t cmArraySize(const T (&)[N]) { return N; }
+
+#endif
+
+struct cmStrCmp {
+  cmStrCmp(const char *test) : m_test(test) {}
+  cmStrCmp(std::string &test) : m_test(test.c_str()) {}
+
+  bool operator()(const char * input)
+  {
+    return strcmp(input, m_test) == 0;
+  }
+
+private:
+  const char *m_test;
+};
 
 #endif