diff --git a/Source/cmComputeLinkInformation.cxx b/Source/cmComputeLinkInformation.cxx
index d35b566ad7..d907dd0261 100644
--- a/Source/cmComputeLinkInformation.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmComputeLinkInformation.cxx
@@ -1920,7 +1920,7 @@ void cmComputeLinkInformation::GetRPath(std::vector<std::string>& runtimeDirs,
     (for_install ||
      this->Target->Target->GetPropertyAsBool("BUILD_WITH_INSTALL_RPATH"));
   bool use_install_rpath =
-    (outputRuntime && this->Target->Target->HaveInstallTreeRPATH() &&
+    (outputRuntime && this->Target->HaveInstallTreeRPATH() &&
      linking_for_install);
   bool use_build_rpath =
     (outputRuntime && this->Target->HaveBuildTreeRPATH(this->Config) &&
diff --git a/Source/cmGeneratorTarget.cxx b/Source/cmGeneratorTarget.cxx
index 3a67d2c5b1..6ad6c69283 100644
--- a/Source/cmGeneratorTarget.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmGeneratorTarget.cxx
@@ -1212,7 +1212,7 @@ cmGeneratorTarget::NeedRelinkBeforeInstall(const std::string& config) const
   // will likely change between the build tree and install tree and
   // this target must be relinked.
   return this->HaveBuildTreeRPATH(config)
-      || this->Target->HaveInstallTreeRPATH();
+      || this->HaveInstallTreeRPATH();
 }
 
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -4694,6 +4694,14 @@ bool cmGeneratorTarget::ComputePDBOutputDir(const std::string& kind,
   return true;
 }
 
+//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+bool cmGeneratorTarget::HaveInstallTreeRPATH() const
+{
+  const char* install_rpath = this->GetProperty("INSTALL_RPATH");
+  return (install_rpath && *install_rpath) &&
+          !this->Makefile->IsOn("CMAKE_SKIP_INSTALL_RPATH");
+}
+
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 void
 cmGeneratorTarget::ComputeLinkInterfaceLibraries(
diff --git a/Source/cmGeneratorTarget.h b/Source/cmGeneratorTarget.h
index 4ca0447f00..f068cae3b5 100644
--- a/Source/cmGeneratorTarget.h
+++ b/Source/cmGeneratorTarget.h
@@ -407,6 +407,8 @@ public:
 
   class TargetPropertyEntry;
 
+  bool HaveInstallTreeRPATH() const;
+
 private:
   friend class cmTargetTraceDependencies;
   struct SourceEntry { std::vector<cmSourceFile*> Depends; };
diff --git a/Source/cmTarget.cxx b/Source/cmTarget.cxx
index 40f93a31de..dd1d405edb 100644
--- a/Source/cmTarget.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmTarget.cxx
@@ -2383,14 +2383,6 @@ void cmTarget::SetPropertyDefault(const std::string& property,
     }
 }
 
-//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-bool cmTarget::HaveInstallTreeRPATH() const
-{
-  const char* install_rpath = this->GetProperty("INSTALL_RPATH");
-  return (install_rpath && *install_rpath) &&
-          !this->Makefile->IsOn("CMAKE_SKIP_INSTALL_RPATH");
-}
-
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 const char* cmTarget::GetOutputTargetType(bool implib) const
 {
diff --git a/Source/cmTarget.h b/Source/cmTarget.h
index d37f934ae4..4b369d322b 100644
--- a/Source/cmTarget.h
+++ b/Source/cmTarget.h
@@ -262,8 +262,6 @@ public:
   bool GetImplibGNUtoMS(std::string const& gnuName, std::string& out,
                         const char* newExt = 0) const;
 
-  bool HaveInstallTreeRPATH() const;
-
   // Get the properties
   cmPropertyMap &GetProperties() const { return this->Properties; }