diff --git a/Source/cmGeneratorTarget.cxx b/Source/cmGeneratorTarget.cxx
index b93442dc05..e8ecac4493 100644
--- a/Source/cmGeneratorTarget.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmGeneratorTarget.cxx
@@ -1025,12 +1025,23 @@ cmGeneratorTarget::KindedSources const& cmGeneratorTarget::GetKindedSources(
   std::string const key = cmSystemTools::UpperCase(config);
   KindedSourcesMapType::iterator it = this->KindedSourcesMap.find(key);
   if (it != this->KindedSourcesMap.end()) {
+    if (!it->second.Initialized) {
+      std::ostringstream e;
+      e << "The SOURCES of \"" << this->GetName()
+        << "\" use a generator expression that depends on the "
+           "SOURCES themselves.";
+      this->GlobalGenerator->GetCMakeInstance()->IssueMessage(
+        cmake::FATAL_ERROR, e.str(), this->GetBacktrace());
+      static KindedSources empty;
+      return empty;
+    }
     return it->second;
   }
 
   // Add an entry to the map for this configuration.
   KindedSources& files = this->KindedSourcesMap[key];
   this->ComputeKindedSources(files, config);
+  files.Initialized = true;
   return files;
 }
 
diff --git a/Source/cmGeneratorTarget.h b/Source/cmGeneratorTarget.h
index c04d62b547..52147e3197 100644
--- a/Source/cmGeneratorTarget.h
+++ b/Source/cmGeneratorTarget.h
@@ -107,6 +107,11 @@ public:
     std::set<std::string> ExpectedResxHeaders;
     std::set<std::string> ExpectedXamlHeaders;
     std::set<std::string> ExpectedXamlSources;
+    bool Initialized;
+    KindedSources()
+      : Initialized(false)
+    {
+    }
   };
 
   /** Get all sources needed for a configuration with kinds assigned.  */
diff --git a/Tests/RunCMake/ObjectLibrary/OwnSources-result.txt b/Tests/RunCMake/ObjectLibrary/OwnSources-result.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d00491fd7e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Tests/RunCMake/ObjectLibrary/OwnSources-result.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+1
diff --git a/Tests/RunCMake/ObjectLibrary/OwnSources-stderr.txt b/Tests/RunCMake/ObjectLibrary/OwnSources-stderr.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..40d650e214
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Tests/RunCMake/ObjectLibrary/OwnSources-stderr.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+^CMake Error at OwnSources.cmake:[0-9]+ \(add_library\):
+  The SOURCES of "A" use a generator expression that depends on the SOURCES
+  themselves.
+Call Stack \(most recent call first\):
+  CMakeLists.txt:[0-9]+ \(include\)$
diff --git a/Tests/RunCMake/ObjectLibrary/OwnSources.cmake b/Tests/RunCMake/ObjectLibrary/OwnSources.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e7bdf8d83b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Tests/RunCMake/ObjectLibrary/OwnSources.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+add_library(A OBJECT a.c)
+target_sources(A PRIVATE $<TARGET_OBJECTS:A>)
diff --git a/Tests/RunCMake/ObjectLibrary/RunCMakeTest.cmake b/Tests/RunCMake/ObjectLibrary/RunCMakeTest.cmake
index fe708ce979..b8eed73bb6 100644
--- a/Tests/RunCMake/ObjectLibrary/RunCMakeTest.cmake
+++ b/Tests/RunCMake/ObjectLibrary/RunCMakeTest.cmake
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ run_cmake(LinkObjRHS1)
 run_cmake(LinkObjRHS2)
 run_cmake(MissingSource)
 run_cmake(ObjWithObj)
+run_cmake(OwnSources)
 run_cmake(PostBuild)
 run_cmake(PreBuild)
 run_cmake(PreLink)