diff --git a/Source/cmGlobalGenerator.cxx b/Source/cmGlobalGenerator.cxx
index ac1c11960..e0e5af168 100644
--- a/Source/cmGlobalGenerator.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmGlobalGenerator.cxx
@@ -1156,7 +1156,7 @@ void cmGlobalGenerator::Configure()
 
   // check for link libraries and include directories containing "NOTFOUND"
   // and for infinite loops
-  this->CheckLocalGenerators();
+  this->CheckTargetProperties();
 
   // at this point this->LocalGenerators has been filled,
   // so create the map from project name to vector of local generators
@@ -1636,7 +1636,7 @@ void cmGlobalGenerator::ComputeTargetObjectDirectory(cmGeneratorTarget*) const
 {
 }
 
-void cmGlobalGenerator::CheckLocalGenerators()
+void cmGlobalGenerator::CheckTargetProperties()
 {
   std::map<std::string, std::string> notFoundMap;
 //  std::set<std::string> notFoundMap;
diff --git a/Source/cmGlobalGenerator.h b/Source/cmGlobalGenerator.h
index b11348859..9fc2d45ed 100644
--- a/Source/cmGlobalGenerator.h
+++ b/Source/cmGlobalGenerator.h
@@ -394,7 +394,7 @@ protected:
   // Fill the ProjectMap, this must be called after LocalGenerators
   // has been populated.
   void FillProjectMap();
-  void CheckLocalGenerators();
+  void CheckTargetProperties();
   bool IsExcluded(cmState::Snapshot const& root,
                   cmState::Snapshot const& snp) const;
   bool IsExcluded(cmLocalGenerator* root, cmLocalGenerator* gen) const;