diff --git a/Source/cmGlobalVisualStudioGenerator.cxx b/Source/cmGlobalVisualStudioGenerator.cxx
index 5edb81f7f3..cc2536c439 100644
--- a/Source/cmGlobalVisualStudioGenerator.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmGlobalVisualStudioGenerator.cxx
@@ -856,6 +856,14 @@ void cmGlobalVisualStudioGenerator::AddSymbolExportCommand(
     std::string objFile = obj_dir + map_it->second;
     objs.push_back(objFile);
   }
+  std::vector<cmSourceFile const*> externalObjectSources;
+  gt->GetExternalObjects(externalObjectSources, configName);
+  for (std::vector<cmSourceFile const*>::const_iterator it =
+         externalObjectSources.begin();
+       it != externalObjectSources.end(); ++it) {
+    objs.push_back((*it)->GetFullPath());
+  }
+
   gt->UseObjectLibraries(objs, configName);
   for (std::vector<std::string>::iterator it = objs.begin(); it != objs.end();
        ++it) {