diff --git a/Source/cmDependsC.cxx b/Source/cmDependsC.cxx
index 48a32f188..3296ffc35 100644
--- a/Source/cmDependsC.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmDependsC.cxx
@@ -239,20 +239,18 @@ bool cmDependsC::WriteDependencies(const std::set<std::string>& sources,
   // written by the original local generator for this directory
   // convert the dependencies to paths relative to the home output
   // directory.  We must do the same here.
-  std::string obj_i = this->LocalGenerator->ConvertToRelativePath(
-    this->LocalGenerator->GetBinaryDirectory(), obj);
+  std::string binDir = this->LocalGenerator->GetBinaryDirectory();
+  std::string obj_i = this->LocalGenerator->ConvertToRelativePath(binDir, obj);
   std::string obj_m = cmSystemTools::ConvertToOutputPath(obj_i.c_str());
   internalDepends << obj_i << std::endl;
 
   for (std::set<std::string>::const_iterator i = dependencies.begin();
        i != dependencies.end(); ++i) {
-    makeDepends << obj_m << ": "
-                << cmSystemTools::ConvertToOutputPath(
-                     this->LocalGenerator
-                       ->ConvertToRelativePath(
-                         this->LocalGenerator->GetBinaryDirectory(), *i)
-                       .c_str())
-                << std::endl;
+    makeDepends
+      << obj_m << ": "
+      << cmSystemTools::ConvertToOutputPath(
+           this->LocalGenerator->ConvertToRelativePath(binDir, *i).c_str())
+      << std::endl;
     internalDepends << " " << *i << std::endl;
   }
   makeDepends << std::endl;
diff --git a/Source/cmDependsFortran.cxx b/Source/cmDependsFortran.cxx
index 831753451..d7e2c332c 100644
--- a/Source/cmDependsFortran.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmDependsFortran.cxx
@@ -331,20 +331,18 @@ bool cmDependsFortran::WriteDependenciesReal(const char* obj,
   const char* src = info.Source.c_str();
 
   // Write the include dependencies to the output stream.
-  std::string obj_i = this->LocalGenerator->ConvertToRelativePath(
-    this->LocalGenerator->GetBinaryDirectory(), obj);
+  std::string binDir = this->LocalGenerator->GetBinaryDirectory();
+  std::string obj_i = this->LocalGenerator->ConvertToRelativePath(binDir, obj);
   std::string obj_m = cmSystemTools::ConvertToOutputPath(obj_i.c_str());
   internalDepends << obj_i << std::endl;
   internalDepends << " " << src << std::endl;
   for (std::set<std::string>::const_iterator i = info.Includes.begin();
        i != info.Includes.end(); ++i) {
-    makeDepends << obj_m << ": "
-                << cmSystemTools::ConvertToOutputPath(
-                     this->LocalGenerator
-                       ->ConvertToRelativePath(
-                         this->LocalGenerator->GetBinaryDirectory(), *i)
-                       .c_str())
-                << std::endl;
+    makeDepends
+      << obj_m << ": "
+      << cmSystemTools::ConvertToOutputPath(
+           this->LocalGenerator->ConvertToRelativePath(binDir, *i).c_str())
+      << std::endl;
     internalDepends << " " << *i << std::endl;
   }
   makeDepends << std::endl;
@@ -370,10 +368,7 @@ bool cmDependsFortran::WriteDependenciesReal(const char* obj,
       proxy += *i;
       proxy += ".mod.proxy";
       proxy = cmSystemTools::ConvertToOutputPath(
-        this->LocalGenerator
-          ->ConvertToRelativePath(this->LocalGenerator->GetBinaryDirectory(),
-                                  proxy)
-          .c_str());
+        this->LocalGenerator->ConvertToRelativePath(binDir, proxy).c_str());
 
       // since we require some things add them to our list of requirements
       makeDepends << obj_m << ".requires: " << proxy << std::endl;
@@ -389,9 +384,7 @@ bool cmDependsFortran::WriteDependenciesReal(const char* obj,
     if (!required->second.empty()) {
       // This module is known.  Depend on its timestamp file.
       std::string stampFile = cmSystemTools::ConvertToOutputPath(
-        this->LocalGenerator
-          ->ConvertToRelativePath(this->LocalGenerator->GetBinaryDirectory(),
-                                  required->second)
+        this->LocalGenerator->ConvertToRelativePath(binDir, required->second)
           .c_str());
       makeDepends << obj_m << ": " << stampFile << "\n";
     } else {
@@ -400,10 +393,7 @@ bool cmDependsFortran::WriteDependenciesReal(const char* obj,
       std::string module;
       if (this->FindModule(*i, module)) {
         module = cmSystemTools::ConvertToOutputPath(
-          this->LocalGenerator
-            ->ConvertToRelativePath(this->LocalGenerator->GetBinaryDirectory(),
-                                    module)
-            .c_str());
+          this->LocalGenerator->ConvertToRelativePath(binDir, module).c_str());
         makeDepends << obj_m << ": " << module << "\n";
       }
     }
@@ -417,10 +407,7 @@ bool cmDependsFortran::WriteDependenciesReal(const char* obj,
     proxy += *i;
     proxy += ".mod.proxy";
     proxy = cmSystemTools::ConvertToOutputPath(
-      this->LocalGenerator
-        ->ConvertToRelativePath(this->LocalGenerator->GetBinaryDirectory(),
-                                proxy)
-        .c_str());
+      this->LocalGenerator->ConvertToRelativePath(binDir, proxy).c_str());
     makeDepends << proxy << ": " << obj_m << ".provides" << std::endl;
   }
 
@@ -468,10 +455,7 @@ bool cmDependsFortran::WriteDependenciesReal(const char* obj,
     std::string driver = this->TargetDirectory;
     driver += "/build";
     driver = cmSystemTools::ConvertToOutputPath(
-      this->LocalGenerator
-        ->ConvertToRelativePath(this->LocalGenerator->GetBinaryDirectory(),
-                                driver)
-        .c_str());
+      this->LocalGenerator->ConvertToRelativePath(binDir, driver).c_str());
     makeDepends << driver << ": " << obj_m << ".provides.build\n";
   }
 
diff --git a/Source/cmLocalUnixMakefileGenerator3.cxx b/Source/cmLocalUnixMakefileGenerator3.cxx
index 59dc4458b..6fd319e13 100644
--- a/Source/cmLocalUnixMakefileGenerator3.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmLocalUnixMakefileGenerator3.cxx
@@ -581,12 +581,12 @@ void cmLocalUnixMakefileGenerator3::WriteMakeRule(
   } else {
     // Split dependencies into multiple rule lines.  This allows for
     // very long dependency lists even on older make implementations.
+    std::string binDir = this->GetBinaryDirectory();
     for (std::vector<std::string>::const_iterator dep = depends.begin();
          dep != depends.end(); ++dep) {
       replace = *dep;
       replace = cmSystemTools::ConvertToOutputPath(
-        this->ConvertToRelativePath(this->GetBinaryDirectory(), replace)
-          .c_str());
+        this->ConvertToRelativePath(binDir, replace).c_str());
       os << cmMakeSafe(tgt) << space << ": " << cmMakeSafe(replace) << "\n";
     }
   }