diff --git a/Source/cmGlobalVisualStudio8Generator.cxx b/Source/cmGlobalVisualStudio8Generator.cxx
index 76d01e760..2d080df2b 100644
--- a/Source/cmGlobalVisualStudio8Generator.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmGlobalVisualStudio8Generator.cxx
@@ -288,6 +288,14 @@ cmGlobalVisualStudio8Generator
     }
 }
 
+//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+bool cmGlobalVisualStudio8Generator::ComputeTargetDepends()
+{
+  // Skip over the cmGlobalVisualStudioGenerator implementation!
+  // We do not need the support that VS <= 7.1 needs.
+  return this->cmGlobalGenerator::ComputeTargetDepends();
+}
+
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 void cmGlobalVisualStudio8Generator::WriteProjectDepends(
   std::ostream& fout, const char*, const char*, cmTarget& t)
diff --git a/Source/cmGlobalVisualStudio8Generator.h b/Source/cmGlobalVisualStudio8Generator.h
index 95b6a17c9..e0913edeb 100644
--- a/Source/cmGlobalVisualStudio8Generator.h
+++ b/Source/cmGlobalVisualStudio8Generator.h
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ protected:
   virtual void WriteProjectConfigurations(std::ostream& fout,
                                           const char* name,
                                           bool partOfDefaultBuild);
+  virtual bool ComputeTargetDepends();
   virtual void WriteProjectDepends(std::ostream& fout, const char* name,
                                    const char* path, cmTarget &t);