diff --git a/Source/CMakeLists.txt b/Source/CMakeLists.txt
index 2aa32d8c9..b5115b78b 100644
--- a/Source/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/Source/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -162,6 +162,7 @@ SET(SRCS
   cmDocumentationSection.cxx
   cmDocumentCompileDefinitions.h
   cmDocumentGeneratorExpressions.h
+  cmDocumentLocationUndefined.h
   cmDocumentVariables.cxx
   cmDynamicLoader.cxx
   cmDynamicLoader.h
diff --git a/Source/cmDocumentLocationUndefined.h b/Source/cmDocumentLocationUndefined.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d1be77abf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Source/cmDocumentLocationUndefined.h
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+/*============================================================================
+  CMake - Cross Platform Makefile Generator
+  Copyright 2000-2011 Kitware, Inc., Insight Software Consortium
+
+  Distributed under the OSI-approved BSD License (the "License");
+  see accompanying file Copyright.txt for details.
+
+  This software is distributed WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the
+  implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
+  See the License for more information.
+============================================================================*/
+#ifndef cmDocumentLocationUndefined_h
+#define cmDocumentLocationUndefined_h
+
+#define CM_LOCATION_UNDEFINED_BEHAVIOR(action) \
+  "\n" \
+  "Do not set properties that affect the location of a target after " \
+  action ".  These include properties whose names match " \
+  "\"(RUNTIME|LIBRARY|ARCHIVE)_OUTPUT_(NAME|DIRECTORY)(_<CONFIG>)?\" " \
+  "or \"(IMPLIB_)?(PREFIX|SUFFIX)\".  " \
+  "Failure to follow this rule is not diagnosed and leaves the location " \
+  "of the target undefined."
+
+#endif
diff --git a/Source/cmTarget.cxx b/Source/cmTarget.cxx
index d02199059..7e02a39b7 100644
--- a/Source/cmTarget.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmTarget.cxx
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 #include "cmGlobalGenerator.h"
 #include "cmComputeLinkInformation.h"
 #include "cmDocumentCompileDefinitions.h"
+#include "cmDocumentLocationUndefined.h"
 #include "cmListFileCache.h"
 #include "cmGeneratorExpression.h"
 #include <cmsys/RegularExpression.hxx>
@@ -584,15 +585,6 @@ void cmTarget::DefineProperties(cmake *cm)
      "value is the default.  "
      "See documentation of CMAKE_<LANG>_LINKER_PREFERENCE variables.");
 
-#define CM_LOCATION_UNDEFINED_BEHAVIOR \
-  "\n" \
-  "Do not set properties that affect the location of the target after " \
-  "reading this property.  These include properties whose names match " \
-  "\"(RUNTIME|LIBRARY|ARCHIVE)_OUTPUT_(NAME|DIRECTORY)(_<CONFIG>)?\" " \
-  "or \"(IMPLIB_)?(PREFIX|SUFFIX)\".  " \
-  "Failure to follow this rule is not diagnosed and leaves the location " \
-  "of the target undefined."
-
   cm->DefineProperty
     ("LOCATION", cmProperty::TARGET,
      "Read-only location of a target on disk.",
@@ -612,7 +604,7 @@ void cmTarget::DefineProperties(cmake *cm)
      "In CMake 2.8.4 and above add_custom_command recognizes generator "
      "expressions to refer to target locations anywhere in the command.  "
      "Therefore this property is not needed for creating custom commands."
-     CM_LOCATION_UNDEFINED_BEHAVIOR);
+     CM_LOCATION_UNDEFINED_BEHAVIOR("reading this property"));
 
   cm->DefineProperty
     ("LOCATION_<CONFIG>", cmProperty::TARGET,
@@ -626,7 +618,7 @@ void cmTarget::DefineProperties(cmake *cm)
      "arbitrary available configuration.  "
      "Use the MAP_IMPORTED_CONFIG_<CONFIG> property to map imported "
      "configurations explicitly."
-     CM_LOCATION_UNDEFINED_BEHAVIOR);
+     CM_LOCATION_UNDEFINED_BEHAVIOR("reading this property"));
 
   cm->DefineProperty
     ("LINK_DEPENDS", cmProperty::TARGET,