diff --git a/Source/cmTarget.cxx b/Source/cmTarget.cxx
index 6a87342b8..9d96fd936 100644
--- a/Source/cmTarget.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmTarget.cxx
@@ -5406,8 +5406,10 @@ cmTarget::GetObjectLibrariesCMP0026(std::vector<cmTarget*>& objlibs) const
           continue;
           }
         cmTarget *objLib = this->Makefile->FindTargetToUse(objLibName.c_str());
-        assert(objLib);
-        objlibs.push_back(objLib);
+        if(objLib)
+          {
+          objlibs.push_back(objLib);
+          }
         }
       }
     }
diff --git a/Tests/RunCMake/CMP0026/ObjlibNotDefined-result.txt b/Tests/RunCMake/CMP0026/ObjlibNotDefined-result.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..573541ac9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Tests/RunCMake/CMP0026/ObjlibNotDefined-result.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+0
diff --git a/Tests/RunCMake/CMP0026/ObjlibNotDefined-stderr.txt b/Tests/RunCMake/CMP0026/ObjlibNotDefined-stderr.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..87d198d00
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Tests/RunCMake/CMP0026/ObjlibNotDefined-stderr.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+CMake Warning \(dev\) at ObjlibNotDefined.cmake:[0-9]+ \(get_target_property\):
+  Policy CMP0026 is not set: Disallow use of the LOCATION target property.
+  Run "cmake --help-policy CMP0026" for policy details.  Use the cmake_policy
+  command to set the policy and suppress this warning.
+
+  The LOCATION property should not be read from target "objlibuser".  Use the
+  target name directly with add_custom_command, or use the generator
+  expression \$<TARGET_FILE>, as appropriate.
+
+Call Stack \(most recent call first\):
+  CMakeLists.txt:3 \(include\)
+This warning is for project developers.  Use -Wno-dev to suppress it.
diff --git a/Tests/RunCMake/CMP0026/ObjlibNotDefined.cmake b/Tests/RunCMake/CMP0026/ObjlibNotDefined.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..194760cd4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Tests/RunCMake/CMP0026/ObjlibNotDefined.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+
+enable_language(CXX)
+
+add_executable(objlibuser
+    empty.cpp
+    $<TARGET_OBJECTS:bar>
+)
+
+get_target_property(_location objlibuser LOCATION)
+
+add_library(bar OBJECT
+    empty.cpp
+)
diff --git a/Tests/RunCMake/CMP0026/RunCMakeTest.cmake b/Tests/RunCMake/CMP0026/RunCMakeTest.cmake
index 1824cc6aa..7c2582f7a 100644
--- a/Tests/RunCMake/CMP0026/RunCMakeTest.cmake
+++ b/Tests/RunCMake/CMP0026/RunCMakeTest.cmake
@@ -9,3 +9,4 @@ run_cmake(CMP0026-CONFIG-LOCATION-WARN)
 run_cmake(CMP0026-LOCATION-CONFIG-NEW)
 run_cmake(CMP0026-LOCATION-CONFIG-OLD)
 run_cmake(CMP0026-LOCATION-CONFIG-WARN)
+run_cmake(ObjlibNotDefined)