diff --git a/Source/cmGeneratorExpressionNode.cxx b/Source/cmGeneratorExpressionNode.cxx
index a86c2bcc0..49f25152e 100644
--- a/Source/cmGeneratorExpressionNode.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmGeneratorExpressionNode.cxx
@@ -1120,7 +1120,7 @@ static const struct TargetPropertyNode : public cmGeneratorExpressionNode
       }
     else if(!interfacePropertyName.empty())
       {
-      if(cmTarget::LinkImplementationLibraries const* impl =
+      if(cmLinkImplementationLibraries const* impl =
          target->GetLinkImplementationLibraries(context->Config))
         {
         linkedTargetsContent =
diff --git a/Source/cmGeneratorTarget.cxx b/Source/cmGeneratorTarget.cxx
index c831704ac..aed2c070e 100644
--- a/Source/cmGeneratorTarget.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmGeneratorTarget.cxx
@@ -1506,7 +1506,7 @@ cmGeneratorTarget::GetLinkImplementationClosure(
     tgts.Done = true;
     std::set<cmTarget const*> emitted;
 
-    cmTarget::LinkImplementationLibraries const* impl
+    cmLinkImplementationLibraries const* impl
       = this->Target->GetLinkImplementationLibraries(config);
 
     for(std::vector<cmLinkImplItem>::const_iterator
diff --git a/Source/cmLinkItem.h b/Source/cmLinkItem.h
index da91ed156..a5427de49 100644
--- a/Source/cmLinkItem.h
+++ b/Source/cmLinkItem.h
@@ -44,4 +44,16 @@ public:
   bool FromGenex;
 };
 
+/** The link implementation specifies the direct library
+    dependencies needed by the object files of the target.  */
+struct cmLinkImplementationLibraries
+{
+  // Libraries linked directly in this configuration.
+  std::vector<cmLinkImplItem> Libraries;
+
+  // Libraries linked directly in other configurations.
+  // Needed only for OLD behavior of CMP0003.
+  std::vector<cmLinkItem> WrongConfigLibraries;
+};
+
 #endif
diff --git a/Source/cmTarget.cxx b/Source/cmTarget.cxx
index 1f8f07ac1..1d4313ead 100644
--- a/Source/cmTarget.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmTarget.cxx
@@ -3381,7 +3381,7 @@ bool cmTarget::HaveBuildTreeRPATH(const std::string& config) const
     {
     return false;
     }
-  if(LinkImplementationLibraries const* impl =
+  if(cmLinkImplementationLibraries const* impl =
      this->GetLinkImplementationLibraries(config))
     {
     return !impl->Libraries.empty();
@@ -4331,7 +4331,7 @@ cmTargetInternals::ComputeLinkInterfaceLibraries(
     // to the link implementation.
     {
     // The link implementation is the default link interface.
-    cmTarget::LinkImplementationLibraries const* impl =
+    cmLinkImplementationLibraries const* impl =
       thisTarget->GetLinkImplementationLibrariesInternal(config, headTarget);
     iface.Libraries.insert(iface.Libraries.end(),
                            impl->Libraries.begin(), impl->Libraries.end());
@@ -4431,7 +4431,7 @@ void cmTargetInternals::ComputeLinkInterface(cmTarget const* thisTarget,
         || thisTarget->GetPolicyStatusCMP0022() == cmPolicies::OLD)
     {
     // The link implementation is the default link interface.
-    cmTarget::LinkImplementationLibraries const*
+    cmLinkImplementationLibraries const*
       impl = thisTarget->GetLinkImplementationLibrariesInternal(config,
                                                                 headTarget);
     iface.ImplementationIsInterface = true;
@@ -4482,7 +4482,7 @@ void cmTargetInternals::AddInterfaceEntries(
   cmTarget const* thisTarget, std::string const& config,
   std::string const& prop, std::vector<TargetPropertyEntry*>& entries)
 {
-  if(cmTarget::LinkImplementationLibraries const* impl =
+  if(cmLinkImplementationLibraries const* impl =
      thisTarget->GetLinkImplementationLibraries(config))
     {
     for (std::vector<cmLinkImplItem>::const_iterator
@@ -4532,14 +4532,14 @@ cmTarget::GetLinkImplementation(const std::string& config) const
 }
 
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-cmTarget::LinkImplementationLibraries const*
+cmLinkImplementationLibraries const*
 cmTarget::GetLinkImplementationLibraries(const std::string& config) const
 {
   return this->GetLinkImplementationLibrariesInternal(config, this);
 }
 
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-cmTarget::LinkImplementationLibraries const*
+cmLinkImplementationLibraries const*
 cmTarget::GetLinkImplementationLibrariesInternal(const std::string& config,
                                                  cmTarget const* head) const
 {
diff --git a/Source/cmTarget.h b/Source/cmTarget.h
index c4f38178c..c5918ba7b 100644
--- a/Source/cmTarget.h
+++ b/Source/cmTarget.h
@@ -268,18 +268,7 @@ public:
                               cmTarget const* headTarget,
                               bool usage_requirements_only) const;
 
-  /** The link implementation specifies the direct library
-      dependencies needed by the object files of the target.  */
-  struct LinkImplementationLibraries
-  {
-    // Libraries linked directly in this configuration.
-    std::vector<cmLinkImplItem> Libraries;
-
-    // Libraries linked directly in other configurations.
-    // Needed only for OLD behavior of CMP0003.
-    std::vector<cmLinkItem> WrongConfigLibraries;
-  };
-  struct LinkImplementation: public LinkImplementationLibraries
+  struct LinkImplementation: public cmLinkImplementationLibraries
   {
     // Languages whose runtime libraries must be linked.
     std::vector<std::string> Languages;
@@ -287,7 +276,7 @@ public:
   LinkImplementation const*
     GetLinkImplementation(const std::string& config) const;
 
-  LinkImplementationLibraries const*
+  cmLinkImplementationLibraries const*
     GetLinkImplementationLibraries(const std::string& config) const;
 
   cmTarget const* FindTargetToLink(std::string const& name) const;
@@ -606,7 +595,7 @@ private:
     GetImportLinkInterface(const std::string& config, cmTarget const* head,
                            bool usage_requirements_only) const;
 
-  LinkImplementationLibraries const*
+  cmLinkImplementationLibraries const*
     GetLinkImplementationLibrariesInternal(const std::string& config,
                                            cmTarget const* head) const;