diff --git a/Source/cmGeneratorTarget.cxx b/Source/cmGeneratorTarget.cxx
index 55e29224d..aac941e6a 100644
--- a/Source/cmGeneratorTarget.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmGeneratorTarget.cxx
@@ -266,6 +266,54 @@ const char *cmGeneratorTarget::GetProperty(const std::string& prop) const
   return this->Target->GetProperty(prop);
 }
 
+//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+std::string cmGeneratorTarget::GetOutputName(const std::string& config,
+                                             bool implib) const
+{
+  std::vector<std::string> props;
+  std::string type = this->Target->GetOutputTargetType(implib);
+  std::string configUpper = cmSystemTools::UpperCase(config);
+  if(!type.empty() && !configUpper.empty())
+    {
+    // <ARCHIVE|LIBRARY|RUNTIME>_OUTPUT_NAME_<CONFIG>
+    props.push_back(type + "_OUTPUT_NAME_" + configUpper);
+    }
+  if(!type.empty())
+    {
+    // <ARCHIVE|LIBRARY|RUNTIME>_OUTPUT_NAME
+    props.push_back(type + "_OUTPUT_NAME");
+    }
+  if(!configUpper.empty())
+    {
+    // OUTPUT_NAME_<CONFIG>
+    props.push_back("OUTPUT_NAME_" + configUpper);
+    // <CONFIG>_OUTPUT_NAME
+    props.push_back(configUpper + "_OUTPUT_NAME");
+    }
+  // OUTPUT_NAME
+  props.push_back("OUTPUT_NAME");
+
+  std::string outName;
+  for(std::vector<std::string>::const_iterator i = props.begin();
+      i != props.end(); ++i)
+    {
+    if (const char* outNameProp = this->Target->GetProperty(*i))
+      {
+      outName = outNameProp;
+      break;
+      }
+    }
+
+  if (outName.empty())
+    {
+    outName = this->GetName();
+    }
+
+  cmGeneratorExpression ge;
+  cmsys::auto_ptr<cmCompiledGeneratorExpression> cge = ge.Parse(outName);
+  return cge->Evaluate(this->Makefile, config);
+}
+
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 std::vector<cmSourceFile*> const*
 cmGeneratorTarget::GetSourceDepends(cmSourceFile const* sf) const
@@ -922,7 +970,7 @@ std::string cmGeneratorTarget::GetCFBundleDirectory(const std::string& config,
                                                     bool contentOnly) const
 {
   std::string fpath;
-  fpath += this->Target->GetOutputName(config, false);
+  fpath += this->GetOutputName(config, false);
   fpath += ".";
   const char *ext = this->Target->GetProperty("BUNDLE_EXTENSION");
   if (!ext)
@@ -949,7 +997,7 @@ cmGeneratorTarget::GetFrameworkDirectory(const std::string& config,
                                          bool rootDir) const
 {
   std::string fpath;
-  fpath += this->Target->GetOutputName(config, false);
+  fpath += this->GetOutputName(config, false);
   fpath += ".framework";
   if(!rootDir)
     {
@@ -2247,7 +2295,7 @@ void cmGeneratorTarget::GetFullNameInternal(const std::string& config,
   std::string fw_prefix;
   if(this->Target->IsFrameworkOnApple())
     {
-    fw_prefix = this->Target->GetOutputName(config, false);
+    fw_prefix = this->GetOutputName(config, false);
     fw_prefix += ".framework/";
     targetPrefix = fw_prefix.c_str();
     targetSuffix = 0;
@@ -2265,7 +2313,7 @@ void cmGeneratorTarget::GetFullNameInternal(const std::string& config,
   outPrefix = targetPrefix?targetPrefix:"";
 
   // Append the target name or property-specified name.
-  outBase += this->Target->GetOutputName(config, implib);
+  outBase += this->GetOutputName(config, implib);
 
   // Append the per-configuration postfix.
   outBase += configPostfix?configPostfix:"";
diff --git a/Source/cmGeneratorTarget.h b/Source/cmGeneratorTarget.h
index 21e0900ba..52ab6c0c5 100644
--- a/Source/cmGeneratorTarget.h
+++ b/Source/cmGeneratorTarget.h
@@ -230,6 +230,9 @@ public:
   /** Get the path for the MSVC /Fd option for this target.  */
   std::string GetCompilePDBPath(const std::string& config="") const;
 
+  // Get the target base name.
+  std::string GetOutputName(const std::string& config, bool implib) const;
+
   /**
    * Flags for a given source file as used in this target. Typically assigned
    * via SET_TARGET_PROPERTIES when the property is a list of source files.
diff --git a/Source/cmTarget.cxx b/Source/cmTarget.cxx
index e887ef338..8b64bc4ab 100644
--- a/Source/cmTarget.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmTarget.cxx
@@ -3662,54 +3662,6 @@ bool cmTarget::UsesDefaultOutputDir(const std::string& config,
   return this->ComputeOutputDir(config, implib, dir);
 }
 
-//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-std::string cmTarget::GetOutputName(const std::string& config,
-                                    bool implib) const
-{
-  std::vector<std::string> props;
-  std::string type = this->GetOutputTargetType(implib);
-  std::string configUpper = cmSystemTools::UpperCase(config);
-  if(!type.empty() && !configUpper.empty())
-    {
-    // <ARCHIVE|LIBRARY|RUNTIME>_OUTPUT_NAME_<CONFIG>
-    props.push_back(type + "_OUTPUT_NAME_" + configUpper);
-    }
-  if(!type.empty())
-    {
-    // <ARCHIVE|LIBRARY|RUNTIME>_OUTPUT_NAME
-    props.push_back(type + "_OUTPUT_NAME");
-    }
-  if(!configUpper.empty())
-    {
-    // OUTPUT_NAME_<CONFIG>
-    props.push_back("OUTPUT_NAME_" + configUpper);
-    // <CONFIG>_OUTPUT_NAME
-    props.push_back(configUpper + "_OUTPUT_NAME");
-    }
-  // OUTPUT_NAME
-  props.push_back("OUTPUT_NAME");
-
-  std::string outName;
-  for(std::vector<std::string>::const_iterator i = props.begin();
-      i != props.end(); ++i)
-    {
-    if (const char* outNameProp = this->GetProperty(*i))
-      {
-      outName = outNameProp;
-      break;
-      }
-    }
-
-  if (outName.empty())
-    {
-    outName = this->GetName();
-    }
-
-  cmGeneratorExpression ge;
-  cmsys::auto_ptr<cmCompiledGeneratorExpression> cge = ge.Parse(outName);
-  return cge->Evaluate(this->Makefile, config);
-}
-
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 std::string cmTarget::GetFrameworkVersion() const
 {
diff --git a/Source/cmTarget.h b/Source/cmTarget.h
index e53afff8d..a6f246522 100644
--- a/Source/cmTarget.h
+++ b/Source/cmTarget.h
@@ -552,9 +552,6 @@ private:
   // Returns ARCHIVE, LIBRARY, or RUNTIME based on platform and type.
   const char* GetOutputTargetType(bool implib) const;
 
-  // Get the target base name.
-  std::string GetOutputName(const std::string& config, bool implib) const;
-
   std::string GetFullNameImported(const std::string& config,
                                   bool implib) const;