diff --git a/Source/cmGlobalGenerator.cxx b/Source/cmGlobalGenerator.cxx
index cad7855aa8..5d3fdce0cf 100644
--- a/Source/cmGlobalGenerator.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmGlobalGenerator.cxx
@@ -1263,10 +1263,8 @@ void cmGlobalGenerator::Configure()
     this->CreateDefaultGlobalTargets(globalTargets);
 
     for (const auto& mf : this->Makefiles) {
-      auto& targets = mf->GetTargets();
       for (GlobalTargetInfo const& globalTarget : globalTargets) {
-        targets.emplace(globalTarget.Name,
-                        this->CreateGlobalTarget(globalTarget, mf.get()));
+        this->CreateGlobalTarget(globalTarget, mf.get());
       }
     }
   }
@@ -2824,12 +2822,19 @@ bool cmGlobalGenerator::UseFolderProperty() const
   return false;
 }
 
-cmTarget cmGlobalGenerator::CreateGlobalTarget(GlobalTargetInfo const& gti,
-                                               cmMakefile* mf)
+void cmGlobalGenerator::CreateGlobalTarget(GlobalTargetInfo const& gti,
+                                           cmMakefile* mf)
 {
   // Package
-  cmTarget target(gti.Name, cmStateEnums::GLOBAL_TARGET,
-                  cmTarget::VisibilityNormal, mf, gti.PerConfig);
+  auto tb =
+    mf->CreateNewTarget(gti.Name, cmStateEnums::GLOBAL_TARGET, gti.PerConfig);
+
+  // Do nothing if gti.Name is already used
+  if (!tb.second) {
+    return;
+  }
+
+  cmTarget& target = tb.first;
   target.SetProperty("EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL", "TRUE");
 
   std::vector<std::string> no_outputs;
@@ -2853,8 +2858,6 @@ cmTarget cmGlobalGenerator::CreateGlobalTarget(GlobalTargetInfo const& gti,
   if (this->UseFolderProperty()) {
     target.SetProperty("FOLDER", this->GetPredefinedTargetsFolder());
   }
-
-  return target;
 }
 
 std::string cmGlobalGenerator::GenerateRuleFile(
diff --git a/Source/cmGlobalGenerator.h b/Source/cmGlobalGenerator.h
index 147146e134..f0b59bf25d 100644
--- a/Source/cmGlobalGenerator.h
+++ b/Source/cmGlobalGenerator.h
@@ -596,7 +596,7 @@ protected:
   void AddGlobalTarget_RebuildCache(
     std::vector<GlobalTargetInfo>& targets) const;
   void AddGlobalTarget_Install(std::vector<GlobalTargetInfo>& targets);
-  cmTarget CreateGlobalTarget(GlobalTargetInfo const& gti, cmMakefile* mf);
+  void CreateGlobalTarget(GlobalTargetInfo const& gti, cmMakefile* mf);
 
   std::string FindMakeProgramFile;
   std::string ConfiguredFilesPath;