diff --git a/Source/cmLinkLibrariesCommand.cxx b/Source/cmLinkLibrariesCommand.cxx
index 1cc8b173e2..4024f915c1 100644
--- a/Source/cmLinkLibrariesCommand.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmLinkLibrariesCommand.cxx
@@ -57,6 +57,10 @@ bool cmLinkLibrariesCommand::InitialPass(std::vector<std::string> const& argsIn)
         m_Makefile->AddLinkDirectory( dir );
         }
       }
+    else
+      {
+      m_Makefile->AddLinkDirectory( ldir );
+      }
     }
   
   return true;
diff --git a/Source/cmTargetLinkLibrariesCommand.cxx b/Source/cmTargetLinkLibrariesCommand.cxx
index e6d768990b..34c57a30e6 100644
--- a/Source/cmTargetLinkLibrariesCommand.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmTargetLinkLibrariesCommand.cxx
@@ -60,6 +60,10 @@ bool cmTargetLinkLibrariesCommand::InitialPass(std::vector<std::string> const& a
         m_Makefile->AddLinkDirectory( dir );
         }
       }
+    else
+      {
+      m_Makefile->AddLinkDirectory( ldir );
+      }
     } 
   return true;
 }