diff --git a/Source/cmGeneratorExpressionEvaluator.cxx b/Source/cmGeneratorExpressionEvaluator.cxx
index d2dbf11e6..98e0ada67 100644
--- a/Source/cmGeneratorExpressionEvaluator.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmGeneratorExpressionEvaluator.cxx
@@ -702,6 +702,14 @@ private:
       {
       return std::string();
       }
+    if(target->GetType() >= cmTarget::UTILITY &&
+      target->GetType() != cmTarget::UNKNOWN_LIBRARY)
+      {
+      ::reportError(context, content->GetOriginalExpression(),
+                  "Target \"" + item
+                  + "\" is not an executable or library.");
+      return std::string();
+      }
     std::string propertyName = "INTERFACE_" + prop;
     const char *propContent = target->GetProperty(propertyName.c_str());
     if (!propContent)
diff --git a/Tests/RunCMake/TargetPropertyGeneratorExpressions/BadLinked-UtilityTarget-result.txt b/Tests/RunCMake/TargetPropertyGeneratorExpressions/BadLinked-UtilityTarget-result.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d00491fd7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Tests/RunCMake/TargetPropertyGeneratorExpressions/BadLinked-UtilityTarget-result.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+1
diff --git a/Tests/RunCMake/TargetPropertyGeneratorExpressions/BadLinked-UtilityTarget-stderr.txt b/Tests/RunCMake/TargetPropertyGeneratorExpressions/BadLinked-UtilityTarget-stderr.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fb065540b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Tests/RunCMake/TargetPropertyGeneratorExpressions/BadLinked-UtilityTarget-stderr.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+CMake Error at BadLinked-UtilityTarget.cmake:7 \(set_property\):
+  Error evaluating generator expression:
+
+    \$<LINKED:check>
+
+  Target "check" is not an executable or library.
+Call Stack \(most recent call first\):
+  CMakeLists.txt:8 \(include\)
diff --git a/Tests/RunCMake/TargetPropertyGeneratorExpressions/BadLinked-UtilityTarget.cmake b/Tests/RunCMake/TargetPropertyGeneratorExpressions/BadLinked-UtilityTarget.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d114c8fc6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Tests/RunCMake/TargetPropertyGeneratorExpressions/BadLinked-UtilityTarget.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+
+add_custom_target(check ALL
+  COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E echo check
+)
+
+add_library(foo STATIC empty.cpp)
+set_property(TARGET foo PROPERTY INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES $<LINKED:check>)
diff --git a/Tests/RunCMake/TargetPropertyGeneratorExpressions/RunCMakeTest.cmake b/Tests/RunCMake/TargetPropertyGeneratorExpressions/RunCMakeTest.cmake
index ea48f61a8..84039c437 100644
--- a/Tests/RunCMake/TargetPropertyGeneratorExpressions/RunCMakeTest.cmake
+++ b/Tests/RunCMake/TargetPropertyGeneratorExpressions/RunCMakeTest.cmake
@@ -16,3 +16,4 @@ run_cmake(BadInvalidName6)
 run_cmake(BadInvalidName7)
 run_cmake(BadInvalidName8)
 run_cmake(BadLinked)
+run_cmake(BadLinked-UtilityTarget)
diff --git a/Tests/RunCMake/TargetPropertyGeneratorExpressions/empty.cpp b/Tests/RunCMake/TargetPropertyGeneratorExpressions/empty.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8b1a39374
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Tests/RunCMake/TargetPropertyGeneratorExpressions/empty.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+// empty