diff --git a/Source/cmGeneratorExpressionEvaluator.cxx b/Source/cmGeneratorExpressionEvaluator.cxx
index 4779b1153e..0ac1e76158 100644
--- a/Source/cmGeneratorExpressionEvaluator.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmGeneratorExpressionEvaluator.cxx
@@ -434,8 +434,17 @@ static const struct TargetPropertyNode : public cmGeneratorExpressionNode
       // No error. We just skip cyclic references.
       return std::string();
     case cmGeneratorExpressionDAGChecker::ALREADY_SEEN:
-      // No error. We're not going to find anything new here.
-      return std::string();
+      for (size_t i = 0;
+          i < (sizeof(targetPropertyTransitiveWhitelist) /
+                sizeof(*targetPropertyTransitiveWhitelist));
+          ++i)
+        {
+        if (targetPropertyTransitiveWhitelist[i] == propertyName)
+          {
+          // No error. We're not going to find anything new here.
+          return std::string();
+          }
+        }
     case cmGeneratorExpressionDAGChecker::DAG:
       break;
       }
diff --git a/Tests/CMakeCommands/target_link_libraries/CMakeLists.txt b/Tests/CMakeCommands/target_link_libraries/CMakeLists.txt
index cd0fe1129d..19ee59f412 100644
--- a/Tests/CMakeCommands/target_link_libraries/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/Tests/CMakeCommands/target_link_libraries/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -103,4 +103,7 @@ target_compile_definitions(depG INTERFACE
 )
 
 add_executable(targetC targetC.cpp)
-target_link_libraries(targetC depG)
+# Creates a generator expression for include directories like
+#  $<$<TARGET_DEFINED:$<$<STREQUAL:$<TARGET_PROPERTY:TYPE>,EXECUTABLE>:depG>>:\
+#    $<TARGET_PROPERTY:$<$<STREQUAL:$<TARGET_PROPERTY:TYPE>,EXECUTABLE>:depG>,INTERFACE_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES>>
+target_link_libraries(targetC $<$<STREQUAL:$<TARGET_PROPERTY:TYPE>,EXECUTABLE>:depG>)