diff --git a/Source/cmake.cxx b/Source/cmake.cxx
index 94c27bf83..0fde39644 100644
--- a/Source/cmake.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmake.cxx
@@ -3550,10 +3550,6 @@ void cmake::SetProperty(const char* prop, const char* value)
     {
     return;
     }
-  if (!value)
-    {
-    value = "NOTFOUND";
-    }
 
   this->Properties.SetProperty(prop, value, cmProperty::GLOBAL);
 }