diff --git a/Source/cmVisualStudio10TargetGenerator.cxx b/Source/cmVisualStudio10TargetGenerator.cxx
index 3cb0c6131..a13cbd29b 100644
--- a/Source/cmVisualStudio10TargetGenerator.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmVisualStudio10TargetGenerator.cxx
@@ -1593,6 +1593,10 @@ void
 cmVisualStudio10TargetGenerator::
 OutputLinkIncremental(std::string const& configName)
 {
+  if(!this->MSTools)
+    {
+    return;
+    }
   // static libraries and things greater than modules do not need
   // to set this option
   if(this->Target->GetType() == cmTarget::STATIC_LIBRARY