diff --git a/Modules/GenerateExportHeader.cmake b/Modules/GenerateExportHeader.cmake
index 05f36f386..c833a014d 100644
--- a/Modules/GenerateExportHeader.cmake
+++ b/Modules/GenerateExportHeader.cmake
@@ -160,11 +160,10 @@ endmacro()
 macro(_test_compiler_has_deprecated)
   _check_cxx_compiler_attribute("__declspec(deprecated)" COMPILER_HAS_DEPRECATED_DECLSPEC)
   if(COMPILER_HAS_DEPRECATED_DECLSPEC)
-    set(COMPILER_HAS_DEPRECATED ${COMPILER_HAS_DEPRECATED_DECLSPEC})
+    set(COMPILER_HAS_DEPRECATED "${COMPILER_HAS_DEPRECATED_DECLSPEC}" CACHE INTERNAL "Compiler support for a deprecated attribute")
   else()
     _check_cxx_compiler_attribute("__attribute__((__deprecated__))" COMPILER_HAS_DEPRECATED)
   endif()
-  set(COMPILER_HAS_DEPRECATED "${COMPILER_HAS_DEPRECATED}" CACHE INTERNAL "Compiler support for a deprecated attribute")
 endmacro()
 
 set(myDir ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR})