diff --git a/Source/cmComputeTargetDepends.cxx b/Source/cmComputeTargetDepends.cxx
index f28217fc5..8e75807a8 100644
--- a/Source/cmComputeTargetDepends.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmComputeTargetDepends.cxx
@@ -261,8 +261,7 @@ void cmComputeTargetDepends::CollectTargetDepends(int depender_index)
       if(emitted.insert(*lib).second)
         {
         this->AddTargetDepend(depender_index, *lib, true);
-        this->AddInterfaceDepends(depender_index, *lib,
-                                  true, emitted);
+        this->AddInterfaceDepends(depender_index, *lib, emitted);
         }
       }
     }
@@ -304,8 +303,7 @@ void cmComputeTargetDepends::AddInterfaceDepends(int depender_index,
       if(emitted.insert(*lib).second)
         {
         this->AddTargetDepend(depender_index, *lib, true);
-        this->AddInterfaceDepends(depender_index, *lib,
-                                  true, emitted);
+        this->AddInterfaceDepends(depender_index, *lib, emitted);
         }
       }
     }
@@ -314,7 +312,6 @@ void cmComputeTargetDepends::AddInterfaceDepends(int depender_index,
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 void cmComputeTargetDepends::AddInterfaceDepends(int depender_index,
                                              const std::string& dependee_name,
-                                             bool linking,
                                              std::set<std::string> &emitted)
 {
   cmTarget const* depender = this->Targets[depender_index];
@@ -323,7 +320,7 @@ void cmComputeTargetDepends::AddInterfaceDepends(int depender_index,
   // Skip targets that will not really be linked.  This is probably a
   // name conflict between an external library and an executable
   // within the project.
-  if(linking && dependee &&
+  if(dependee &&
      dependee->GetType() == cmTarget::EXECUTABLE &&
      !dependee->IsExecutableWithExports())
     {
diff --git a/Source/cmComputeTargetDepends.h b/Source/cmComputeTargetDepends.h
index 755381635..b99199f6f 100644
--- a/Source/cmComputeTargetDepends.h
+++ b/Source/cmComputeTargetDepends.h
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ private:
   bool ComputeFinalDepends(cmComputeComponentGraph const& ccg);
   void AddInterfaceDepends(int depender_index,
                            const std::string& dependee_name,
-                           bool linking, std::set<std::string> &emitted);
+                           std::set<std::string> &emitted);
   void AddInterfaceDepends(int depender_index, cmTarget const* dependee,
                            const std::string& config,
                            std::set<std::string> &emitted);