diff --git a/Source/cmLocalGenerator.cxx b/Source/cmLocalGenerator.cxx
index 493d26eaf..244c9e593 100644
--- a/Source/cmLocalGenerator.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmLocalGenerator.cxx
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ cmLocalGenerator::cmLocalGenerator()
   this->MinGWMake = false;
   this->NMake = false;
   this->MSYSShell = false;
+  this->LinkScriptShell = false;
   this->IgnoreLibPrefix = false;
   this->UseRelativePaths = false;
   this->Configured = false;
@@ -1995,7 +1996,7 @@ std::string cmLocalGenerator::Convert(const char* source,
         // For the MSYS shell convert drive letters to posix paths, so
     // that c:/some/path becomes /c/some/path.  This is needed to
     // avoid problems with the shell path translation.
-    if(this->MSYSShell)
+    if(this->MSYSShell && !this->LinkScriptShell)
       {
       if(result.size() > 2 && result[1] == ':')
         {
diff --git a/Source/cmLocalGenerator.h b/Source/cmLocalGenerator.h
index d89974706..c55f6a332 100644
--- a/Source/cmLocalGenerator.h
+++ b/Source/cmLocalGenerator.h
@@ -210,6 +210,9 @@ public:
     const char* Defines;
   };
 
+  /** Set whether to treat conversions to SHELL as a link script shell.  */
+  void SetLinkScriptShell(bool b) { this->LinkScriptShell = b; }
+
   /** Escape the given string to be used as a command line argument in
       the native build system shell.  Optionally allow the build
       system to replace make variable references.  Optionally adjust
@@ -346,6 +349,7 @@ protected:
   bool NMake;
   bool ForceUnixPath;
   bool MSYSShell;
+  bool LinkScriptShell;
   bool UseRelativePaths;
   bool IgnoreLibPrefix;
   bool Configured;
diff --git a/Source/cmMakefileExecutableTargetGenerator.cxx b/Source/cmMakefileExecutableTargetGenerator.cxx
index e67b991f1..bb54f265c 100644
--- a/Source/cmMakefileExecutableTargetGenerator.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmMakefileExecutableTargetGenerator.cxx
@@ -367,6 +367,9 @@ void cmMakefileExecutableTargetGenerator::WriteExecutableRule(bool relink)
 
   // Expand the rule variables.
   {
+  // Set path conversion for link script shells.
+  this->LocalGenerator->SetLinkScriptShell(useLinkScript);
+
   // Collect up flags to link in needed libraries.
   cmOStringStream linklibs;
   this->LocalGenerator->OutputLinkLibraries(linklibs, *this->Target, relink);
@@ -428,6 +431,9 @@ void cmMakefileExecutableTargetGenerator::WriteExecutableRule(bool relink)
     this->LocalGenerator->ExpandRuleVariables(*i, vars);
     }
   this->LocalGenerator->TargetImplib = "";
+
+  // Restore path conversion to normal shells.
+  this->LocalGenerator->SetLinkScriptShell(false);
   }
 
   // Optionally convert the build rule to use a script to avoid long
diff --git a/Source/cmMakefileLibraryTargetGenerator.cxx b/Source/cmMakefileLibraryTargetGenerator.cxx
index a81cfd67d..8e96fd6d9 100644
--- a/Source/cmMakefileLibraryTargetGenerator.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmMakefileLibraryTargetGenerator.cxx
@@ -673,7 +673,7 @@ void cmMakefileLibraryTargetGenerator::WriteLibraryRules
   std::vector<std::string> archiveAppendCommands;
   std::vector<std::string> archiveFinishCommands;
   std::string::size_type archiveCommandLimit = std::string::npos;
-  if(useLinkScript && this->Target->GetType() == cmTarget::STATIC_LIBRARY)
+  if(this->Target->GetType() == cmTarget::STATIC_LIBRARY)
     {
     std::string arCreateVar = "CMAKE_";
     arCreateVar += linkLanguage;
@@ -696,18 +696,28 @@ void cmMakefileLibraryTargetGenerator::WriteLibraryRules
       {
       cmSystemTools::ExpandListArgument(rule, archiveFinishCommands);
       }
+    }
+
+  // Decide whether to use archiving rules.
+  bool useArchiveRules =
+    !archiveCreateCommands.empty() && !archiveAppendCommands.empty();
+  if(useArchiveRules)
+    {
+    // Archiving rules are always run with a link script.
+    useLinkScript = true;
 
     // Limit the length of individual object lists to less than the
     // 32K command line length limit on Windows.  We could make this a
     // platform file variable but this should work everywhere.
     archiveCommandLimit = 30000;
     }
-  bool useArchiveRules =
-    !archiveCreateCommands.empty() && !archiveAppendCommands.empty();
 
   // Expand the rule variables.
   std::vector<std::string> real_link_commands;
   {
+  // Set path conversion for link script shells.
+  this->LocalGenerator->SetLinkScriptShell(useLinkScript);
+
   // Collect up flags to link in needed libraries.
   cmOStringStream linklibs;
   this->LocalGenerator->OutputLinkLibraries(linklibs, *this->Target, relink);
@@ -864,6 +874,9 @@ void cmMakefileLibraryTargetGenerator::WriteLibraryRules
       }
     }
   this->LocalGenerator->TargetImplib = "";
+
+  // Restore path conversion to normal shells.
+  this->LocalGenerator->SetLinkScriptShell(false);
   }
 
   // Optionally convert the build rule to use a script to avoid long