diff --git a/Source/cmExportBuildFileGenerator.cxx b/Source/cmExportBuildFileGenerator.cxx
index 194d9a233..c24138f55 100644
--- a/Source/cmExportBuildFileGenerator.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmExportBuildFileGenerator.cxx
@@ -235,14 +235,17 @@ cmExportBuildFileGenerator
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 void
 cmExportBuildFileGenerator::HandleMissingTarget(
-  std::string& link_libs, std::vector<std::string>& missingTargets,
-  cmMakefile* mf, cmTarget* depender, cmTarget* dependee)
+    std::string& link_libs,
+    std::vector<std::string>& missingTargets,
+    cmTarget* depender,
+    cmTarget* dependee)
 {
   // The target is not in the export.
   if(!this->AppendMode)
     {
     const std::string name = dependee->GetName();
-    std::vector<std::string> namespaces = this->FindNamespaces(mf, name);
+    cmGlobalGenerator* gg = dependee->GetMakefile()->GetGlobalGenerator();
+    std::vector<std::string> namespaces = this->FindNamespaces(gg, name);
 
     int targetOccurrences = (int)namespaces.size();
     if (targetOccurrences == 1)
@@ -287,10 +290,9 @@ void cmExportBuildFileGenerator
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 std::vector<std::string>
 cmExportBuildFileGenerator
-::FindNamespaces(cmMakefile* mf, const std::string& name)
+::FindNamespaces(cmGlobalGenerator* gg, const std::string& name)
 {
   std::vector<std::string> namespaces;
-  cmGlobalGenerator* gg = mf->GetGlobalGenerator();
 
   std::map<std::string, cmExportBuildFileGenerator*>& exportSets
                                                   = gg->GetBuildExportSets();
diff --git a/Source/cmExportBuildFileGenerator.h b/Source/cmExportBuildFileGenerator.h
index 16695f1b9..c7d317fdb 100644
--- a/Source/cmExportBuildFileGenerator.h
+++ b/Source/cmExportBuildFileGenerator.h
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@ protected:
                             std::vector<std::string> &missingTargets);
   virtual void HandleMissingTarget(std::string& link_libs,
                                    std::vector<std::string>& missingTargets,
-                                   cmMakefile* mf,
                                    cmTarget* depender,
                                    cmTarget* dependee);
 
@@ -72,7 +71,7 @@ protected:
                              const std::string& config);
 
   std::vector<std::string>
-  FindNamespaces(cmMakefile* mf, const std::string& name);
+  FindNamespaces(cmGlobalGenerator* gg, const std::string& name);
 
   std::vector<std::string> Targets;
   cmExportSet *ExportSet;
diff --git a/Source/cmExportFileGenerator.cxx b/Source/cmExportFileGenerator.cxx
index 09855422d..192a93279 100644
--- a/Source/cmExportFileGenerator.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmExportFileGenerator.cxx
@@ -661,7 +661,6 @@ cmExportFileGenerator::AddTargetNamespace(std::string &input,
     {
     std::string namespacedTarget;
     this->HandleMissingTarget(namespacedTarget, missingTargets,
-                              target->Target->GetMakefile(),
                               target->Target, tgt->Target);
     if (!namespacedTarget.empty())
       {
diff --git a/Source/cmExportFileGenerator.h b/Source/cmExportFileGenerator.h
index 3280a03ff..e1ff83da2 100644
--- a/Source/cmExportFileGenerator.h
+++ b/Source/cmExportFileGenerator.h
@@ -119,7 +119,6 @@ protected:
    *  export set.  */
   virtual void HandleMissingTarget(std::string& link_libs,
                                    std::vector<std::string>& missingTargets,
-                                   cmMakefile* mf,
                                    cmTarget* depender,
                                    cmTarget* dependee) = 0;
   void PopulateInterfaceProperty(const std::string&,
diff --git a/Source/cmExportInstallFileGenerator.cxx b/Source/cmExportInstallFileGenerator.cxx
index 67697f8ad..48f92b089 100644
--- a/Source/cmExportInstallFileGenerator.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmExportInstallFileGenerator.cxx
@@ -455,10 +455,11 @@ cmExportInstallFileGenerator
 void
 cmExportInstallFileGenerator::HandleMissingTarget(
   std::string& link_libs, std::vector<std::string>& missingTargets,
-  cmMakefile* mf, cmTarget* depender, cmTarget* dependee)
+  cmTarget* depender, cmTarget* dependee)
 {
   const std::string name = dependee->GetName();
-  std::vector<std::string> namespaces = this->FindNamespaces(mf, name);
+  cmGlobalGenerator* gg = dependee->GetMakefile()->GetGlobalGenerator();
+  std::vector<std::string> namespaces = this->FindNamespaces(gg, name);
   int targetOccurrences = (int)namespaces.size();
   if (targetOccurrences == 1)
     {
@@ -479,10 +480,9 @@ cmExportInstallFileGenerator::HandleMissingTarget(
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 std::vector<std::string>
 cmExportInstallFileGenerator
-::FindNamespaces(cmMakefile* mf, const std::string& name)
+::FindNamespaces(cmGlobalGenerator* gg, const std::string& name)
 {
   std::vector<std::string> namespaces;
-  cmGlobalGenerator* gg = mf->GetGlobalGenerator();
   const cmExportSetMap& exportSets = gg->GetExportSets();
 
   for(cmExportSetMap::const_iterator expIt = exportSets.begin();
diff --git a/Source/cmExportInstallFileGenerator.h b/Source/cmExportInstallFileGenerator.h
index b06fee541..b1fa70e78 100644
--- a/Source/cmExportInstallFileGenerator.h
+++ b/Source/cmExportInstallFileGenerator.h
@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@ protected:
                             std::vector<std::string> &missingTargets);
   virtual void HandleMissingTarget(std::string& link_libs,
                                    std::vector<std::string>& missingTargets,
-                                   cmMakefile* mf,
                                    cmTarget* depender,
                                    cmTarget* dependee);
 
@@ -67,7 +66,7 @@ protected:
                                   cmTarget* dependee,
                                   int occurrences);
 
-  std::vector<std::string> FindNamespaces(cmMakefile* mf,
+  std::vector<std::string> FindNamespaces(cmGlobalGenerator* gg,
                                           const std::string& name);
 
 
diff --git a/Source/cmExportTryCompileFileGenerator.h b/Source/cmExportTryCompileFileGenerator.h
index 19d802418..50c318768 100644
--- a/Source/cmExportTryCompileFileGenerator.h
+++ b/Source/cmExportTryCompileFileGenerator.h
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ protected:
                             std::vector<std::string>&) {}
   virtual void HandleMissingTarget(std::string&,
                                    std::vector<std::string>&,
-                                   cmMakefile*,
                                    cmTarget*,
                                    cmTarget*) {}