diff --git a/Source/cmMakefile.cxx b/Source/cmMakefile.cxx
index 40b0d451a..3afce3dbd 100644
--- a/Source/cmMakefile.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmMakefile.cxx
@@ -659,6 +659,14 @@ void cmMakefile::SetProjectName(const char* p)
 
 void cmMakefile::AddGlobalLinkInformation(const char* name, cmTarget& target)
 {
+  // for these targets do not add anything
+  switch(target.GetType())
+    {
+    case cmTarget::UTILITY:
+    case cmTarget::INSTALL_FILES:
+    case cmTarget::INSTALL_PROGRAMS:
+      return;
+    }
   std::vector<std::string>::iterator j;
   for(j = m_LinkDirectories.begin();
       j != m_LinkDirectories.end(); ++j)
@@ -766,7 +774,6 @@ void cmMakefile::AddExecutable(const char *exeName,
   target.SetInAll(true);
   target.GetSourceLists() = srcs;
   this->AddGlobalLinkInformation(exeName, target);
-
   m_Targets.insert(cmTargets::value_type(exeName,target));
   
   
diff --git a/Source/cmTarget.cxx b/Source/cmTarget.cxx
index 04c9a4cc0..ee5071da4 100644
--- a/Source/cmTarget.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmTarget.cxx
@@ -134,21 +134,27 @@ void cmTarget::AddLinkLibrary(cmMakefile& mf,
   // simply a set of libraries separated by ";". There should always
   // be a trailing ";". These library names are not canonical, in that
   // they may be "-framework x", "-ly", "/path/libz.a", etc.
-  std::string targetEntry = target;
-  targetEntry += "_LIB_DEPENDS";
-  std::string dependencies;
-  const char* old_val = mf.GetDefinition( targetEntry.c_str() );
-  if( old_val )
+  // only add depend information for library targets
+  if(m_TargetType >= STATIC_LIBRARY && m_TargetType <= MODULE_LIBRARY)
     {
-    dependencies += old_val;
+    std::string targetEntry = target;
+    targetEntry += "_LIB_DEPENDS";
+    std::string dependencies;
+    const char* old_val = mf.GetDefinition( targetEntry.c_str() );
+    if( old_val )
+      {
+      dependencies += old_val;
+      }
+    if( dependencies.find( lib ) == std::string::npos )
+      {
+      dependencies += lib;
+      dependencies += ";";
+      }
+    mf.AddCacheDefinition( targetEntry.c_str(), dependencies.c_str(),
+                           "Dependencies for the target", 
+                           cmCacheManager::STATIC );
     }
-  if( dependencies.find( lib ) == std::string::npos )
-    {
-    dependencies += lib;
-    dependencies += ";";
-    }
-  mf.AddCacheDefinition( targetEntry.c_str(), dependencies.c_str(),
-                         "Dependencies for the target", cmCacheManager::STATIC );
+  
 }
 
 bool cmTarget::HasCxx() const