diff --git a/Source/cmMakefileTargetGenerator.cxx b/Source/cmMakefileTargetGenerator.cxx
index 342fa49b7..bc016dc34 100644
--- a/Source/cmMakefileTargetGenerator.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmMakefileTargetGenerator.cxx
@@ -367,18 +367,8 @@ cmMakefileTargetGenerator::MacOSXContentGeneratorType::operator()
     return;
     }
 
-  // Construct the full path to the content subdirectory.
-  std::string macdir = this->Generator->MacContentDirectory;
-  macdir += pkgloc;
-  cmSystemTools::MakeDirectory(macdir.c_str());
-
-  // Record use of this content location.  Only the first level
-  // directory is needed.
-  {
-  std::string loc = pkgloc;
-  loc = loc.substr(0, loc.find('/'));
-  this->Generator->MacContentFolders.insert(loc);
-  }
+  std::string macdir =
+    this->Generator->OSXBundleGenerator->InitMacOSXContentDirectory(pkgloc);
 
   // Get the input file location.
   std::string input = source.GetFullPath();
diff --git a/Source/cmNinjaTargetGenerator.cxx b/Source/cmNinjaTargetGenerator.cxx
index 2c7bffca8..36eb64d03 100644
--- a/Source/cmNinjaTargetGenerator.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmNinjaTargetGenerator.cxx
@@ -664,19 +664,8 @@ cmNinjaTargetGenerator::MacOSXContentGeneratorType::operator()(
     return;
     }
 
-  // Construct the full path to the content subdirectory.
   std::string macdir =
-    this->Generator->OSXBundleGenerator->GetMacContentDirectory();
-  macdir += pkgloc;
-  cmSystemTools::MakeDirectory(macdir.c_str());
-
-  // Record use of this content location.  Only the first level
-  // directory is needed.
-  {
-  std::string loc = pkgloc;
-  loc = loc.substr(0, loc.find('/'));
-  this->Generator->MacContentFolders.insert(loc);
-  }
+    this->Generator->OSXBundleGenerator->InitMacOSXContentDirectory(pkgloc);
 
   // Get the input file location.
   std::string input = source.GetFullPath();
diff --git a/Source/cmOSXBundleGenerator.cxx b/Source/cmOSXBundleGenerator.cxx
index c5a8d5fc3..7d8df5948 100644
--- a/Source/cmOSXBundleGenerator.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmOSXBundleGenerator.cxx
@@ -214,3 +214,23 @@ GenerateMacOSXContentStatements(std::vector<cmSourceFile*> const& sources,
       }
     }
 }
+
+//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+std::string
+cmOSXBundleGenerator::InitMacOSXContentDirectory(const char* pkgloc)
+{
+  // Construct the full path to the content subdirectory.
+  std::string macdir = this->MacContentDirectory;
+  macdir += pkgloc;
+  cmSystemTools::MakeDirectory(macdir.c_str());
+
+  // Record use of this content location.  Only the first level
+  // directory is needed.
+  {
+  std::string loc = pkgloc;
+  loc = loc.substr(0, loc.find('/'));
+  this->MacContentFolders->insert(loc);
+  }
+
+  return macdir;
+}
diff --git a/Source/cmOSXBundleGenerator.h b/Source/cmOSXBundleGenerator.h
index c13ca366a..2ed9e91af 100644
--- a/Source/cmOSXBundleGenerator.h
+++ b/Source/cmOSXBundleGenerator.h
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ public:
   void GenerateMacOSXContentStatements(
     std::vector<cmSourceFile*> const& sources,
     MacOSXContentGeneratorType* generator);
+  std::string InitMacOSXContentDirectory(const char* pkgloc);
 
   std::string GetMacContentDirectory() const
   { return this->MacContentDirectory; }