diff --git a/Source/cmComputeLinkInformation.cxx b/Source/cmComputeLinkInformation.cxx
index 7bdc555dd..889c55c05 100644
--- a/Source/cmComputeLinkInformation.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmComputeLinkInformation.cxx
@@ -643,7 +643,7 @@ void cmComputeLinkInformation::AddItem(std::string const& item,
     return;
     }
 
-  if(tgt && tgt->Target->IsLinkable())
+  if(tgt && tgt->IsLinkable())
     {
     // This is a CMake target.  Ask the target for its real name.
     if(impexe && this->LoaderFlag)
diff --git a/Source/cmExportFileGenerator.cxx b/Source/cmExportFileGenerator.cxx
index 3e58400c4..fdc21db7a 100644
--- a/Source/cmExportFileGenerator.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmExportFileGenerator.cxx
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ bool cmExportFileGenerator::PopulateInterfaceLinkLibrariesProperty(
                       ImportPropertyMap &properties,
                       std::vector<std::string> &missingTargets)
 {
-  if(!target->Target->IsLinkable())
+  if(!target->IsLinkable())
     {
     return false;
     }
diff --git a/Source/cmGeneratorExpressionNode.cxx b/Source/cmGeneratorExpressionNode.cxx
index c7c0e7374..1a878e2a8 100644
--- a/Source/cmGeneratorExpressionNode.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmGeneratorExpressionNode.cxx
@@ -1654,7 +1654,7 @@ struct TargetFilesystemArtifactResultCreator<ArtifactLinkerTag>
                             const GeneratorExpressionContent *content)
   {
     // The file used to link to the target (.so, .lib, .a).
-    if(!target->Target->IsLinkable())
+    if(!target->IsLinkable())
       {
       ::reportError(context, content->GetOriginalExpression(),
                     "TARGET_LINKER_FILE is allowed only for libraries and "
diff --git a/Source/cmGeneratorTarget.cxx b/Source/cmGeneratorTarget.cxx
index 03c950e39..bdf29b297 100644
--- a/Source/cmGeneratorTarget.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmGeneratorTarget.cxx
@@ -5936,3 +5936,14 @@ std::string cmGeneratorTarget::GetSupportDirectory() const
 #endif
   return dir;
 }
+
+//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+bool cmGeneratorTarget::IsLinkable() const
+{
+  return (this->GetType() == cmState::STATIC_LIBRARY ||
+          this->GetType() == cmState::SHARED_LIBRARY ||
+          this->GetType() == cmState::MODULE_LIBRARY ||
+          this->GetType() == cmState::UNKNOWN_LIBRARY ||
+          this->GetType() == cmState::INTERFACE_LIBRARY ||
+          this->Target->IsExecutableWithExports());
+}
diff --git a/Source/cmGeneratorTarget.h b/Source/cmGeneratorTarget.h
index 10291587a..a4a432c6e 100644
--- a/Source/cmGeneratorTarget.h
+++ b/Source/cmGeneratorTarget.h
@@ -412,6 +412,9 @@ public:
   /** Get a build-tree directory in which to place target support files.  */
   std::string GetSupportDirectory() const;
 
+  /** Return whether this target may be used to link another target.  */
+  bool IsLinkable() const;
+
   struct SourceFileFlags
   GetTargetSourceFileFlags(const cmSourceFile* sf) const;
 
diff --git a/Source/cmGlobalVisualStudioGenerator.cxx b/Source/cmGlobalVisualStudioGenerator.cxx
index d81d3b857..9af5b3536 100644
--- a/Source/cmGlobalVisualStudioGenerator.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmGlobalVisualStudioGenerator.cxx
@@ -385,7 +385,7 @@ bool cmGlobalVisualStudioGenerator::ComputeTargetDepends()
 }
 
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-static bool VSLinkable(cmTarget const* t)
+static bool VSLinkable(cmGeneratorTarget const* t)
 {
   return t->IsLinkable() || t->GetType() == cmState::OBJECT_LIBRARY;
 }
@@ -475,7 +475,8 @@ void cmGlobalVisualStudioGenerator::ComputeVSTargetDepends(cmTarget& target)
       di != utilDepends.end(); ++di)
     {
     cmTarget const* dep = *di;
-    if(allowLinkable || !VSLinkable(dep) || linked.count(dep))
+    cmGeneratorTarget* dgt = this->GetGeneratorTarget(dep);
+    if(allowLinkable || !VSLinkable(dgt) || linked.count(dep))
       {
       // Direct dependency allowed.
       vsTargetDepend.insert(dep->GetName());
diff --git a/Source/cmTarget.cxx b/Source/cmTarget.cxx
index 57a2d2405..761267dfc 100644
--- a/Source/cmTarget.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmTarget.cxx
@@ -344,17 +344,6 @@ bool cmTarget::IsExecutableWithExports() const
           this->GetPropertyAsBool("ENABLE_EXPORTS"));
 }
 
-//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-bool cmTarget::IsLinkable() const
-{
-  return (this->GetType() == cmState::STATIC_LIBRARY ||
-          this->GetType() == cmState::SHARED_LIBRARY ||
-          this->GetType() == cmState::MODULE_LIBRARY ||
-          this->GetType() == cmState::UNKNOWN_LIBRARY ||
-          this->GetType() == cmState::INTERFACE_LIBRARY ||
-          this->IsExecutableWithExports());
-}
-
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 bool cmTarget::HasImportLibrary() const
 {
diff --git a/Source/cmTarget.h b/Source/cmTarget.h
index dafe86a92..51e97fd30 100644
--- a/Source/cmTarget.h
+++ b/Source/cmTarget.h
@@ -228,9 +228,6 @@ public:
       enabled.  */
   bool IsExecutableWithExports() const;
 
-  /** Return whether this target may be used to link another target.  */
-  bool IsLinkable() const;
-
   /** Return whether or not the target is for a DLL platform.  */
   bool IsDLLPlatform() const { return this->DLLPlatform; }