diff --git a/Source/cmAlgorithms.h b/Source/cmAlgorithms.h
index d88de1ed3..b9bd67b57 100644
--- a/Source/cmAlgorithms.h
+++ b/Source/cmAlgorithms.h
@@ -302,4 +302,12 @@ typename Range::const_iterator cmFindNot(Range const& r, T const& t)
                       std::bind1st(std::not_equal_to<T>(), t));
 }
 
+template<typename Range>
+ContainerAlgorithms::Range<typename Range::const_reverse_iterator>
+cmReverseRange(Range const& range)
+{
+  return ContainerAlgorithms::Range<typename Range::const_reverse_iterator>(
+      range.rbegin(), range.rend());
+}
+
 #endif
diff --git a/Source/cmListCommand.cxx b/Source/cmListCommand.cxx
index 0c6adfd11..17617aae8 100644
--- a/Source/cmListCommand.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmListCommand.cxx
@@ -390,8 +390,7 @@ bool cmListCommand
     return false;
     }
 
-  std::reverse(varArgsExpanded.begin(), varArgsExpanded.end());
-  std::string value = cmJoin(varArgsExpanded, ";");
+  std::string value = cmJoin(cmReverseRange(varArgsExpanded), ";");
 
   this->Makefile->AddDefinition(listName, value.c_str());
   return true;