diff --git a/Source/cmGlobalVisualStudio10Generator.cxx b/Source/cmGlobalVisualStudio10Generator.cxx
index c708a0824..19aa52c88 100644
--- a/Source/cmGlobalVisualStudio10Generator.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmGlobalVisualStudio10Generator.cxx
@@ -99,7 +99,6 @@ cmGlobalVisualStudio10Generator::cmGlobalVisualStudio10Generator(
     "ProductDir", vc10Express, cmSystemTools::KeyWOW64_32);
   this->SystemIsWindowsPhone = false;
   this->SystemIsWindowsStore = false;
-  this->MasmEnabled = false;
   this->MSBuildCommandInitialized = false;
 }
 
@@ -257,15 +256,6 @@ void cmGlobalVisualStudio10Generator
 ::EnableLanguage(std::vector<std::string>const &  lang,
                  cmMakefile *mf, bool optional)
 {
-  for(std::vector<std::string>::const_iterator it = lang.begin();
-      it != lang.end(); ++it)
-    {
-    if(*it == "ASM_MASM")
-      {
-      this->MasmEnabled = true;
-      }
-    }
-
   cmGlobalVisualStudio8Generator::EnableLanguage(lang, mf, optional);
 }
 
diff --git a/Source/cmGlobalVisualStudio10Generator.h b/Source/cmGlobalVisualStudio10Generator.h
index 6245b285f..11fa95458 100644
--- a/Source/cmGlobalVisualStudio10Generator.h
+++ b/Source/cmGlobalVisualStudio10Generator.h
@@ -58,9 +58,6 @@ public:
   /** Is the installed VS an Express edition?  */
   bool IsExpressEdition() const { return this->ExpressEdition; }
 
-  /** Is the Microsoft Assembler enabled?  */
-  bool IsMasmEnabled() const { return this->MasmEnabled; }
-
   /** The toolset name for the target platform.  */
   const char* GetPlatformToolset() const;
 
@@ -123,7 +120,6 @@ protected:
   bool SystemIsWindowsPhone;
   bool SystemIsWindowsStore;
   bool ExpressEdition;
-  bool MasmEnabled;
 
   bool UseFolderProperty();
 
diff --git a/Source/cmGlobalVisualStudio7Generator.cxx b/Source/cmGlobalVisualStudio7Generator.cxx
index 3d79357ec..e312ff18c 100644
--- a/Source/cmGlobalVisualStudio7Generator.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmGlobalVisualStudio7Generator.cxx
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ cmGlobalVisualStudio7Generator::cmGlobalVisualStudio7Generator(
 {
   this->IntelProjectVersion = 0;
   this->DevEnvCommandInitialized = false;
+  this->MasmEnabled = false;
 
   if (platformName.empty())
     {
diff --git a/Source/cmGlobalVisualStudio7Generator.h b/Source/cmGlobalVisualStudio7Generator.h
index 390b97c13..7e3ed23c8 100644
--- a/Source/cmGlobalVisualStudio7Generator.h
+++ b/Source/cmGlobalVisualStudio7Generator.h
@@ -102,6 +102,9 @@ public:
 
   virtual void FindMakeProgram(cmMakefile*);
 
+  /** Is the Microsoft Assembler enabled?  */
+  bool IsMasmEnabled() const { return this->MasmEnabled; }
+
   // Encoding for Visual Studio files
   virtual std::string Encoding();
 
@@ -173,6 +176,7 @@ protected:
   // There is one SLN file per project.
   std::string CurrentProject;
   std::string PlatformName;
+  bool MasmEnabled;
 
 private:
   char* IntelProjectVersion;
diff --git a/Source/cmGlobalVisualStudio8Generator.cxx b/Source/cmGlobalVisualStudio8Generator.cxx
index 6bfef68f8..c91730f21 100644
--- a/Source/cmGlobalVisualStudio8Generator.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmGlobalVisualStudio8Generator.cxx
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ void cmGlobalVisualStudio8Generator
 ::EnableLanguage(std::vector<std::string>const &  lang,
                  cmMakefile *mf, bool optional)
 {
+  for(std::vector<std::string>::const_iterator it = lang.begin();
+      it != lang.end(); ++it)
+    {
+    if(*it == "ASM_MASM")
+      {
+      this->MasmEnabled = true;
+      }
+    }
   this->AddPlatformDefinitions(mf);
   cmGlobalVisualStudio7Generator::EnableLanguage(lang, mf, optional);
 }