diff --git a/Source/cmGlobalUnixMakefileGenerator3.cxx b/Source/cmGlobalUnixMakefileGenerator3.cxx
index cdb3c5d2c..aa5e5a22c 100644
--- a/Source/cmGlobalUnixMakefileGenerator3.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmGlobalUnixMakefileGenerator3.cxx
@@ -695,7 +695,6 @@ cmGlobalUnixMakefileGenerator3
   std::vector<std::string> depends;  
   std::vector<std::string> commands;
   std::string localName;
-  std::string makeTargetName;
 
   // write the directory level rules for this local gen
   //this->WriteDirectoryRules(ruleFileStream,lg);