diff --git a/Source/cmComputeLinkInformation.cxx b/Source/cmComputeLinkInformation.cxx
index b8e2284cb8..937154647c 100644
--- a/Source/cmComputeLinkInformation.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmComputeLinkInformation.cxx
@@ -1101,9 +1101,10 @@ void cmComputeLinkInformation::AddTargetItem(std::string const& item,
     this->SharedLibrariesLinked.insert(target);
     }
 
+  cmGeneratorTarget *gtgt = this->GlobalGenerator->GetGeneratorTarget(target);
   // Handle case of an imported shared library with no soname.
   if(this->NoSONameUsesPath &&
-     target->IsImportedSharedLibWithoutSOName(this->Config))
+     gtgt->IsImportedSharedLibWithoutSOName(this->Config))
     {
     this->AddSharedLibNoSOName(item);
     return;
diff --git a/Source/cmGeneratorTarget.cxx b/Source/cmGeneratorTarget.cxx
index 8663593712..8ff78e06af 100644
--- a/Source/cmGeneratorTarget.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmGeneratorTarget.cxx
@@ -1338,6 +1338,19 @@ bool cmGeneratorTarget::IsChrpathUsed(const std::string& config) const
   return false;
 }
 
+//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+bool cmGeneratorTarget::IsImportedSharedLibWithoutSOName(
+                                          const std::string& config) const
+{
+  if(this->IsImported() && this->GetType() == cmTarget::SHARED_LIBRARY)
+    {
+    if(cmTarget::ImportInfo const* info = this->Target->GetImportInfo(config))
+      {
+      return info->NoSOName;
+      }
+    }
+  return false;
+}
 
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 bool cmGeneratorTarget::HasMacOSXRpathInstallNameDir(
diff --git a/Source/cmGeneratorTarget.h b/Source/cmGeneratorTarget.h
index 0e41661037..49de6324e4 100644
--- a/Source/cmGeneratorTarget.h
+++ b/Source/cmGeneratorTarget.h
@@ -415,6 +415,10 @@ public:
   /** Whether this library defaults to \@rpath.  */
   bool MacOSXRpathInstallNameDirDefault() const;
 
+  /** Test for special case of a third-party shared library that has
+      no soname at all.  */
+  bool IsImportedSharedLibWithoutSOName(const std::string& config) const;
+
 private:
   friend class cmTargetTraceDependencies;
   struct SourceEntry { std::vector<cmSourceFile*> Depends; };
diff --git a/Source/cmTarget.cxx b/Source/cmTarget.cxx
index 88bda67129..3de7efed29 100644
--- a/Source/cmTarget.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmTarget.cxx
@@ -2177,20 +2177,6 @@ const char* cmTarget::GetPrefixVariableInternal(bool implib) const
   return "";
 }
 
-//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-bool cmTarget::IsImportedSharedLibWithoutSOName(
-                                          const std::string& config) const
-{
-  if(this->IsImported() && this->GetType() == cmTarget::SHARED_LIBRARY)
-    {
-    if(cmTarget::ImportInfo const* info = this->GetImportInfo(config))
-      {
-      return info->NoSOName;
-      }
-    }
-  return false;
-}
-
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 std::string
 cmTarget::GetFullNameImported(const std::string& config, bool implib) const
diff --git a/Source/cmTarget.h b/Source/cmTarget.h
index 6ba9772e13..16d01219a4 100644
--- a/Source/cmTarget.h
+++ b/Source/cmTarget.h
@@ -244,10 +244,6 @@ public:
   void
   GetTargetVersion(bool soversion, int& major, int& minor, int& patch) const;
 
-  /** Test for special case of a third-party shared library that has
-      no soname at all.  */
-  bool IsImportedSharedLibWithoutSOName(const std::string& config) const;
-
   /** Does this target have a GNU implib to convert to MS format?  */
   bool HasImplibGNUtoMS() const;