diff --git a/Source/cmLocalGenerator.cxx b/Source/cmLocalGenerator.cxx
index f543ec42a..759e06cd5 100644
--- a/Source/cmLocalGenerator.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmLocalGenerator.cxx
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@
 cmLocalGenerator::cmLocalGenerator(cmGlobalGenerator* gg, cmMakefile* makefile)
   : cmOutputConverter(makefile->GetStateSnapshot())
   , StateSnapshot(makefile->GetStateSnapshot())
+  , DirectoryBacktrace(makefile->GetBacktrace())
 {
   this->GlobalGenerator = gg;
 
@@ -68,7 +69,7 @@ cmLocalGenerator::~cmLocalGenerator()
 void cmLocalGenerator::IssueMessage(cmake::MessageType t,
                                     std::string const& text) const
 {
-  this->Makefile->IssueMessage(t, text);
+  this->GetCMakeInstance()->IssueMessage(t, text, this->DirectoryBacktrace);
 }
 
 void cmLocalGenerator::ComputeObjectMaxPath()
diff --git a/Source/cmLocalGenerator.h b/Source/cmLocalGenerator.h
index ac2ebce97..8e5563caa 100644
--- a/Source/cmLocalGenerator.h
+++ b/Source/cmLocalGenerator.h
@@ -368,6 +368,7 @@ protected:
 
   cmMakefile* Makefile;
   cmState::Snapshot StateSnapshot;
+  cmListFileBacktrace DirectoryBacktrace;
   cmGlobalGenerator* GlobalGenerator;
   std::map<std::string, std::string> UniqueObjectNamesMap;
   std::string::size_type ObjectPathMax;