diff --git a/Source/cmVisualStudio10TargetGenerator.cxx b/Source/cmVisualStudio10TargetGenerator.cxx
index 453e98391..7b30e4295 100644
--- a/Source/cmVisualStudio10TargetGenerator.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmVisualStudio10TargetGenerator.cxx
@@ -1367,44 +1367,40 @@ bool cmVisualStudio10TargetGenerator::ComputeClOptions(
   Options& clOptions = *pOptions;
 
   std::string flags;
-  // collect up flags for
-  if(this->Target->GetType() < cmTarget::UTILITY)
+  const std::string& linkLanguage =
+    this->Target->GetLinkerLanguage(configName.c_str());
+  if(linkLanguage.empty())
     {
-    const std::string& linkLanguage =
-      this->Target->GetLinkerLanguage(configName.c_str());
-    if(linkLanguage.empty())
-      {
-      cmSystemTools::Error
-        ("CMake can not determine linker language for target: ",
-         this->Name.c_str());
-      return false;
-      }
-    if(linkLanguage == "C" || linkLanguage == "CXX"
-       || linkLanguage == "Fortran")
-      {
-      std::string baseFlagVar = "CMAKE_";
-      baseFlagVar += linkLanguage;
-      baseFlagVar += "_FLAGS";
-      flags = this->
-        Target->GetMakefile()->GetRequiredDefinition(baseFlagVar.c_str());
-      std::string flagVar = baseFlagVar + std::string("_") +
-        cmSystemTools::UpperCase(configName);
-      flags += " ";
-      flags += this->
-        Target->GetMakefile()->GetRequiredDefinition(flagVar.c_str());
-      }
-    // set the correct language
-    if(linkLanguage == "C")
-      {
-      flags += " /TC ";
-      }
-    if(linkLanguage == "CXX")
-      {
-      flags += " /TP ";
-      }
-    this->LocalGenerator->AddCompileOptions(flags, this->Target,
-                                            linkLanguage, configName.c_str());
+    cmSystemTools::Error
+      ("CMake can not determine linker language for target: ",
+       this->Name.c_str());
+    return false;
     }
+  if(linkLanguage == "C" || linkLanguage == "CXX"
+     || linkLanguage == "Fortran")
+    {
+    std::string baseFlagVar = "CMAKE_";
+    baseFlagVar += linkLanguage;
+    baseFlagVar += "_FLAGS";
+    flags = this->
+      Target->GetMakefile()->GetRequiredDefinition(baseFlagVar.c_str());
+    std::string flagVar = baseFlagVar + std::string("_") +
+      cmSystemTools::UpperCase(configName);
+    flags += " ";
+    flags += this->
+      Target->GetMakefile()->GetRequiredDefinition(flagVar.c_str());
+    }
+  // set the correct language
+  if(linkLanguage == "C")
+    {
+    flags += " /TC ";
+    }
+  if(linkLanguage == "CXX")
+    {
+    flags += " /TP ";
+    }
+  this->LocalGenerator->AddCompileOptions(flags, this->Target,
+                                          linkLanguage, configName.c_str());
 
   // Get preprocessor definitions for this directory.
   std::string defineFlags = this->Target->GetMakefile()->GetDefineFlags();