diff --git a/Source/cmMakefileTargetGenerator.cxx b/Source/cmMakefileTargetGenerator.cxx
index 893b70d0d..b28a701ab 100644
--- a/Source/cmMakefileTargetGenerator.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmMakefileTargetGenerator.cxx
@@ -761,13 +761,6 @@ cmMakefileTargetGenerator
       source.GetFullPath(), workingDirectory, compileCommand);
     }
 
-  // Expand placeholders in the commands.
-  for(std::vector<std::string>::iterator i = compileCommands.begin();
-      i != compileCommands.end(); ++i)
-    {
-    this->LocalGenerator->ExpandRuleVariables(*i, vars);
-    }
-
   // Maybe insert an include-what-you-use runner.
   if (!compileCommands.empty() && (lang == "C" || lang == "CXX"))
     {
@@ -782,6 +775,13 @@ cmMakefileTargetGenerator
       }
     }
 
+  // Expand placeholders in the commands.
+  for(std::vector<std::string>::iterator i = compileCommands.begin();
+      i != compileCommands.end(); ++i)
+    {
+    this->LocalGenerator->ExpandRuleVariables(*i, vars);
+    }
+
   // Change the command working directory to the local build tree.
   this->LocalGenerator->CreateCDCommand
     (compileCommands,
diff --git a/Tests/RunCMake/IncludeWhatYouUse/C-launch-Build-stdout.txt b/Tests/RunCMake/IncludeWhatYouUse/C-launch-Build-stdout.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cb7467705
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Tests/RunCMake/IncludeWhatYouUse/C-launch-Build-stdout.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+Warning: include-what-you-use reported diagnostics:
+should add these lines:
+*
+#include <\.\.\.>
diff --git a/Tests/RunCMake/IncludeWhatYouUse/C-launch.cmake b/Tests/RunCMake/IncludeWhatYouUse/C-launch.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e66ca203e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Tests/RunCMake/IncludeWhatYouUse/C-launch.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+set(CTEST_USE_LAUNCHERS 1)
+include(CTestUseLaunchers)
+include(C.cmake)
diff --git a/Tests/RunCMake/IncludeWhatYouUse/CXX-launch-Build-stdout.txt b/Tests/RunCMake/IncludeWhatYouUse/CXX-launch-Build-stdout.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cb7467705
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Tests/RunCMake/IncludeWhatYouUse/CXX-launch-Build-stdout.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+Warning: include-what-you-use reported diagnostics:
+should add these lines:
+*
+#include <\.\.\.>
diff --git a/Tests/RunCMake/IncludeWhatYouUse/CXX-launch.cmake b/Tests/RunCMake/IncludeWhatYouUse/CXX-launch.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3002c9d68
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Tests/RunCMake/IncludeWhatYouUse/CXX-launch.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+set(CTEST_USE_LAUNCHERS 1)
+include(CTestUseLaunchers)
+include(CXX.cmake)
diff --git a/Tests/RunCMake/IncludeWhatYouUse/RunCMakeTest.cmake b/Tests/RunCMake/IncludeWhatYouUse/RunCMakeTest.cmake
index 68c6bd7d0..8f99eb104 100644
--- a/Tests/RunCMake/IncludeWhatYouUse/RunCMakeTest.cmake
+++ b/Tests/RunCMake/IncludeWhatYouUse/RunCMakeTest.cmake
@@ -16,3 +16,7 @@ endfunction()
 
 run_iwyu(C)
 run_iwyu(CXX)
+if (NOT RunCMake_GENERATOR STREQUAL "Watcom WMake")
+  run_iwyu(C-launch)
+  run_iwyu(CXX-launch)
+endif()