diff --git a/Source/cmLocalGenerator.cxx b/Source/cmLocalGenerator.cxx
index 87685d50a..2090cc6a2 100644
--- a/Source/cmLocalGenerator.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmLocalGenerator.cxx
@@ -1277,9 +1277,10 @@ cmLocalGenerator::ConvertToOutputForExisting(RelativeRoot remote,
 
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 std::string
-cmLocalGenerator::ConvertToIncludeReference(std::string const& path)
+cmLocalGenerator::ConvertToIncludeReference(std::string const& path,
+                                            OutputFormat format)
 {
-  return this->ConvertToOutputForExisting(path.c_str());
+  return this->ConvertToOutputForExisting(path.c_str(), START_OUTPUT, format);
 }
 
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/Source/cmLocalGenerator.h b/Source/cmLocalGenerator.h
index 9e47120bb..986f40556 100644
--- a/Source/cmLocalGenerator.h
+++ b/Source/cmLocalGenerator.h
@@ -207,7 +207,8 @@ public:
                                          const char* local = 0,
                                          OutputFormat format = SHELL);
 
-  virtual std::string ConvertToIncludeReference(std::string const& path);
+  virtual std::string ConvertToIncludeReference(std::string const& path,
+                                                OutputFormat format = SHELL);
 
   /** Called from command-line hook to clear dependencies.  */
   virtual void ClearDependencies(cmMakefile* /* mf */,
diff --git a/Source/cmLocalNinjaGenerator.cxx b/Source/cmLocalNinjaGenerator.cxx
index cd12c9d13..c989cfb0e 100644
--- a/Source/cmLocalNinjaGenerator.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmLocalNinjaGenerator.cxx
@@ -149,9 +149,10 @@ cmLocalNinjaGenerator::ConvertToLinkReference(std::string const& lib)
 }
 
 std::string
-cmLocalNinjaGenerator::ConvertToIncludeReference(std::string const& path)
+cmLocalNinjaGenerator::ConvertToIncludeReference(std::string const& path,
+                                                 OutputFormat format)
 {
-  return this->Convert(path.c_str(), HOME_OUTPUT, SHELL);
+  return this->Convert(path.c_str(), HOME_OUTPUT, format);
 }
 
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/Source/cmLocalNinjaGenerator.h b/Source/cmLocalNinjaGenerator.h
index ea854c61e..b3d3b6b49 100644
--- a/Source/cmLocalNinjaGenerator.h
+++ b/Source/cmLocalNinjaGenerator.h
@@ -101,7 +101,8 @@ public:
 
 
 protected:
-  virtual std::string ConvertToIncludeReference(std::string const& path);
+  virtual std::string ConvertToIncludeReference(std::string const& path,
+                                                OutputFormat format = SHELL);
 
 
 private: