diff --git a/Source/cmGlobalVisualStudio7Generator.h b/Source/cmGlobalVisualStudio7Generator.h
index 363489ef95..85ba24495d 100644
--- a/Source/cmGlobalVisualStudio7Generator.h
+++ b/Source/cmGlobalVisualStudio7Generator.h
@@ -92,6 +92,10 @@ public:
   ///! What is the configurations directory variable called?
   virtual const char* GetCMakeCFGInitDirectory()  { return "$(OutDir)"; }
 
+  /** Return true if the target project file should have the option
+      LinkLibraryDependencies and link to .sln dependencies. */
+  virtual bool NeedLinkLibraryDependencies(cmTarget&) { return false; }
+
 protected:
   virtual const char* GetIDEVersion() { return "7.0"; }
 
diff --git a/Source/cmGlobalVisualStudio8Generator.cxx b/Source/cmGlobalVisualStudio8Generator.cxx
index e8b8782bba..8aec865b6c 100644
--- a/Source/cmGlobalVisualStudio8Generator.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmGlobalVisualStudio8Generator.cxx
@@ -280,6 +280,29 @@ cmGlobalVisualStudio8Generator
     }
 }
 
+//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+bool cmGlobalVisualStudio8Generator::NeedLinkLibraryDependencies(
+  cmTarget& target)
+{
+  // Look for utility dependencies that magically link.
+  for(std::set<cmStdString>::const_iterator ui =
+        target.GetUtilities().begin();
+      ui != target.GetUtilities().end(); ++ui)
+    {
+    if(cmTarget* depTarget = this->FindTarget(0, ui->c_str()))
+      {
+      if(depTarget->GetProperty("EXTERNAL_MSPROJECT"))
+        {
+        // This utility dependency names an external .vcproj target.
+        // We use LinkLibraryDependencies="true" to link to it without
+        // predicting the .lib file location or name.
+        return true;
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  return false;
+}
+
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 static cmVS7FlagTable cmVS8ExtraFlagTable[] =
 { 
diff --git a/Source/cmGlobalVisualStudio8Generator.h b/Source/cmGlobalVisualStudio8Generator.h
index 55e2880e92..7370ef6f3f 100644
--- a/Source/cmGlobalVisualStudio8Generator.h
+++ b/Source/cmGlobalVisualStudio8Generator.h
@@ -58,6 +58,10 @@ public:
    */
   virtual std::string GetUserMacrosRegKeyBase();
 
+  /** Return true if the target project file should have the option
+      LinkLibraryDependencies and link to .sln dependencies. */
+  virtual bool NeedLinkLibraryDependencies(cmTarget& target);
+
 protected:
   virtual const char* GetIDEVersion() { return "8.0"; }
 
diff --git a/Source/cmGlobalVisualStudioGenerator.h b/Source/cmGlobalVisualStudioGenerator.h
index d799485c89..0c7cf7fedf 100644
--- a/Source/cmGlobalVisualStudioGenerator.h
+++ b/Source/cmGlobalVisualStudioGenerator.h
@@ -88,10 +88,11 @@ protected:
   virtual void GetTargetSets(TargetDependSet& projectTargets,
                              TargetDependSet& originalTargets,
                              cmLocalGenerator* root, GeneratorVector const&);
+
+  bool CheckTargetLinks(cmTarget& target, const char* name);
 private:
   void FixUtilityDependsForTarget(cmTarget& target);
   void CreateUtilityDependTarget(cmTarget& target);
-  bool CheckTargetLinks(cmTarget& target, const char* name);
 };
 
 #endif
diff --git a/Source/cmLocalVisualStudio7Generator.cxx b/Source/cmLocalVisualStudio7Generator.cxx
index fe91ff980a..2084808916 100644
--- a/Source/cmLocalVisualStudio7Generator.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmLocalVisualStudio7Generator.cxx
@@ -846,6 +846,8 @@ void cmLocalVisualStudio7Generator::OutputBuildTool(std::ostream& fout,
                                                     cmTarget &target,
                                                     bool isDebug)
 {
+  cmGlobalVisualStudio7Generator* gg =
+    static_cast<cmGlobalVisualStudio7Generator*>(this->GlobalGenerator);
   std::string temp;
   std::string extraLinkOptions;
   if(target.GetType() == cmTarget::EXECUTABLE)
@@ -949,6 +951,10 @@ void cmLocalVisualStudio7Generator::OutputBuildTool(std::ostream& fout,
       }
     fout << "\t\t\t<Tool\n"
          << "\t\t\t\tName=\"" << tool << "\"\n";
+    if(!gg->NeedLinkLibraryDependencies(target))
+      {
+      fout << "\t\t\t\tLinkLibraryDependencies=\"false\"\n";
+      }
     linkOptions.OutputAdditionalOptions(fout, "\t\t\t\t", "\n");
     // Use the NOINHERIT macro to avoid getting VS project default
     // libraries which may be set by the user to something bad.
@@ -1021,6 +1027,10 @@ void cmLocalVisualStudio7Generator::OutputBuildTool(std::ostream& fout,
       }
     fout << "\t\t\t<Tool\n"
          << "\t\t\t\tName=\"" << tool << "\"\n";
+    if(!gg->NeedLinkLibraryDependencies(target))
+      {
+      fout << "\t\t\t\tLinkLibraryDependencies=\"false\"\n";
+      }
     linkOptions.OutputAdditionalOptions(fout, "\t\t\t\t", "\n");
     // Use the NOINHERIT macro to avoid getting VS project default
     // libraries which may be set by the user to something bad.
diff --git a/Source/cmVisualStudio10TargetGenerator.cxx b/Source/cmVisualStudio10TargetGenerator.cxx
index e7a8784f00..43a78ca0e2 100644
--- a/Source/cmVisualStudio10TargetGenerator.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmVisualStudio10TargetGenerator.cxx
@@ -1134,6 +1134,13 @@ void cmVisualStudio10TargetGenerator::WriteLinkOptions(std::string const&
   linkOptions.OutputFlagMap(*this->BuildFileStream, "      ");
   
   this->WriteString("</Link>\n", 2);
+  if(!this->GlobalGenerator->NeedLinkLibraryDependencies(*this->Target))
+    {
+    this->WriteString("<ProjectReference>\n", 2);
+    this->WriteString(
+      "  <LinkLibraryDependencies>false</LinkLibraryDependencies>\n", 2);
+    this->WriteString("</ProjectReference>\n", 2);
+    }
 }
 
 void cmVisualStudio10TargetGenerator::AddLibraries(