diff --git a/Source/cmGeneratorTarget.cxx b/Source/cmGeneratorTarget.cxx
index 2cf53cc4b7..f35bb3bb97 100644
--- a/Source/cmGeneratorTarget.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmGeneratorTarget.cxx
@@ -1529,7 +1529,8 @@ std::string cmGeneratorTarget::GetAppBundleDirectory(
     ext = "app";
   }
   fpath += ext;
-  if (shouldAddContentLevel(level) && !this->Makefile->PlatformIsAppleIos()) {
+  if (shouldAddContentLevel(level) &&
+      !this->Makefile->PlatformIsAppleEmbedded()) {
     fpath += "/Contents";
     if (shouldAddFullLevel(level)) {
       fpath += "/MacOS";
@@ -1559,7 +1560,8 @@ std::string cmGeneratorTarget::GetCFBundleDirectory(
     }
   }
   fpath += ext;
-  if (shouldAddContentLevel(level) && !this->Makefile->PlatformIsAppleIos()) {
+  if (shouldAddContentLevel(level) &&
+      !this->Makefile->PlatformIsAppleEmbedded()) {
     fpath += "/Contents";
     if (shouldAddFullLevel(level)) {
       fpath += "/MacOS";
@@ -1579,7 +1581,8 @@ std::string cmGeneratorTarget::GetFrameworkDirectory(
     ext = "framework";
   }
   fpath += ext;
-  if (shouldAddFullLevel(level) && !this->Makefile->PlatformIsAppleIos()) {
+  if (shouldAddFullLevel(level) &&
+      !this->Makefile->PlatformIsAppleEmbedded()) {
     fpath += "/Versions/";
     fpath += this->GetFrameworkVersion();
   }
@@ -3004,7 +3007,7 @@ void cmGeneratorTarget::GetLibraryNames(std::string& name, std::string& soName,
 
   if (this->IsFrameworkOnApple()) {
     realName = prefix;
-    if (!this->Makefile->PlatformIsAppleIos()) {
+    if (!this->Makefile->PlatformIsAppleEmbedded()) {
       realName += "Versions/";
       realName += this->GetFrameworkVersion();
       realName += "/";
diff --git a/Source/cmGlobalGenerator.cxx b/Source/cmGlobalGenerator.cxx
index 6e903fb3a9..fd9b488e12 100644
--- a/Source/cmGlobalGenerator.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmGlobalGenerator.cxx
@@ -2609,7 +2609,7 @@ std::string cmGlobalGenerator::GenerateRuleFile(
 
 bool cmGlobalGenerator::ShouldStripResourcePath(cmMakefile* mf) const
 {
-  return mf->PlatformIsAppleIos();
+  return mf->PlatformIsAppleEmbedded();
 }
 
 std::string cmGlobalGenerator::GetSharedLibFlagsForLanguage(
diff --git a/Source/cmGlobalXCodeGenerator.cxx b/Source/cmGlobalXCodeGenerator.cxx
index 6223be8b4d..f392589f90 100644
--- a/Source/cmGlobalXCodeGenerator.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmGlobalXCodeGenerator.cxx
@@ -1172,7 +1172,7 @@ bool cmGlobalXCodeGenerator::CreateXCodeTargets(
           // dstPath in frameworks is relative to Versions/<version>
           ostr << keySources.first;
         } else if (keySources.first != "MacOS") {
-          if (gtgt->Target->GetMakefile()->PlatformIsAppleIos()) {
+          if (gtgt->Target->GetMakefile()->PlatformIsAppleEmbedded()) {
             ostr << keySources.first;
           } else {
             // dstPath in bundles is relative to Contents/MacOS
@@ -3605,7 +3605,7 @@ bool cmGlobalXCodeGenerator::UseEffectivePlatformName(cmMakefile* mf) const
       "XCODE_EMIT_EFFECTIVE_PLATFORM_NAME");
 
   if (!epnValue) {
-    return mf->PlatformIsAppleIos();
+    return mf->PlatformIsAppleEmbedded();
   }
 
   return cmSystemTools::IsOn(epnValue);
diff --git a/Source/cmInstallTargetGenerator.cxx b/Source/cmInstallTargetGenerator.cxx
index b964794edb..814dc4f002 100644
--- a/Source/cmInstallTargetGenerator.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmInstallTargetGenerator.cxx
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ void cmInstallTargetGenerator::GenerateScriptForConfig(
         to1 += ".";
         to1 += ext;
         to1 += "/";
-        if (!mf->PlatformIsAppleIos()) {
+        if (!mf->PlatformIsAppleEmbedded()) {
           to1 += "Contents/MacOS/";
         }
         to1 += targetName;
@@ -796,7 +796,7 @@ void cmInstallTargetGenerator::AddUniversalInstallRule(
 {
   cmMakefile const* mf = this->Target->Target->GetMakefile();
 
-  if (!mf->PlatformIsAppleIos() || !mf->IsOn("XCODE")) {
+  if (!mf->PlatformIsAppleEmbedded() || !mf->IsOn("XCODE")) {
     return;
   }
 
diff --git a/Source/cmMakefile.cxx b/Source/cmMakefile.cxx
index a1e2f63e59..c70a7ae5d1 100644
--- a/Source/cmMakefile.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmMakefile.cxx
@@ -2244,7 +2244,7 @@ bool cmMakefile::PlatformIsx32() const
   return false;
 }
 
-bool cmMakefile::PlatformIsAppleIos() const
+bool cmMakefile::PlatformIsAppleEmbedded() const
 {
   std::string sdkRoot;
   sdkRoot = this->GetSafeDefinition("CMAKE_OSX_SYSROOT");
diff --git a/Source/cmMakefile.h b/Source/cmMakefile.h
index 737cab9f51..e1ec8edc08 100644
--- a/Source/cmMakefile.h
+++ b/Source/cmMakefile.h
@@ -440,7 +440,7 @@ public:
   bool PlatformIsx32() const;
 
   /** Return whether the target platform is Apple iOS.  */
-  bool PlatformIsAppleIos() const;
+  bool PlatformIsAppleEmbedded() const;
 
   /** Retrieve soname flag for the specified language if supported */
   const char* GetSONameFlag(const std::string& language) const;
diff --git a/Source/cmOSXBundleGenerator.cxx b/Source/cmOSXBundleGenerator.cxx
index c85c82d846..e658e2c160 100644
--- a/Source/cmOSXBundleGenerator.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmOSXBundleGenerator.cxx
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ void cmOSXBundleGenerator::CreateFramework(const std::string& targetName,
 
   // Configure the Info.plist file
   std::string plist = newoutpath;
-  if (!this->Makefile->PlatformIsAppleIos()) {
+  if (!this->Makefile->PlatformIsAppleEmbedded()) {
     // Put the Info.plist file into the Resources directory.
     this->MacContentFolders->insert("Resources");
     plist += "/Resources";
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ void cmOSXBundleGenerator::CreateFramework(const std::string& targetName,
                                                    plist.c_str());
 
   // Generate Versions directory only for MacOSX frameworks
-  if (this->Makefile->PlatformIsAppleIos()) {
+  if (this->Makefile->PlatformIsAppleEmbedded()) {
     return;
   }