diff --git a/Source/cmIncludeExternalMSProjectCommand.cxx b/Source/cmIncludeExternalMSProjectCommand.cxx
index 53da366e0..16847dc39 100644
--- a/Source/cmIncludeExternalMSProjectCommand.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmIncludeExternalMSProjectCommand.cxx
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ bool cmIncludeExternalMSProjectCommand
     cmSystemTools::ConvertToUnixSlashes(path);
 
     // Create a target instance for this utility.
-    cmTarget* target=this->Makefile->AddNewTarget(cmTarget::UTILITY, utility_name.c_str());
+    cmTarget* target=this->Makefile->AddNewTarget(cmTarget::UTILITY, utility_name.c_str(), false);
     target->SetProperty("EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL","FALSE");
     std::vector<std::string> no_outputs;
     cmCustomCommandLines commandLines;