diff --git a/Source/cmGlobalVisualStudio10Generator.cxx b/Source/cmGlobalVisualStudio10Generator.cxx
index ad74537b6..32049b3e3 100644
--- a/Source/cmGlobalVisualStudio10Generator.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmGlobalVisualStudio10Generator.cxx
@@ -130,6 +130,10 @@ bool cmGlobalVisualStudio10Generator::SetSystemName(std::string const& s,
 {
   this->SystemName = s;
   this->SystemVersion = mf->GetSafeDefinition("CMAKE_SYSTEM_VERSION");
+  if(!this->InitializeSystem(mf))
+    {
+    return false;
+    }
   if(this->PlatformName == "Itanium" || this->PlatformName == "x64")
     {
     if(this->IsExpressEdition() && !this->Find64BitTools(mf))
@@ -141,6 +145,12 @@ bool cmGlobalVisualStudio10Generator::SetSystemName(std::string const& s,
   return this->cmGlobalVisualStudio8Generator::SetSystemName(s, mf);
 }
 
+//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+bool cmGlobalVisualStudio10Generator::InitializeSystem(cmMakefile*)
+{
+  return true;
+}
+
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 void cmGlobalVisualStudio10Generator
 ::AddVSPlatformToolsetDefinition(cmMakefile* mf) const
diff --git a/Source/cmGlobalVisualStudio10Generator.h b/Source/cmGlobalVisualStudio10Generator.h
index dfdb6494f..4d7ff806e 100644
--- a/Source/cmGlobalVisualStudio10Generator.h
+++ b/Source/cmGlobalVisualStudio10Generator.h
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ public:
 
 protected:
   virtual void Generate();
+  virtual bool InitializeSystem(cmMakefile* mf);
 
   virtual const char* GetIDEVersion() { return "10.0"; }