diff --git a/Source/cmBootstrapCommands.cxx b/Source/cmBootstrapCommands.cxx
index c376b61f0d..fae459632e 100644
--- a/Source/cmBootstrapCommands.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmBootstrapCommands.cxx
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@
 #include "cmOptionCommand.cxx"
 #include "cmProjectCommand.cxx"
 #include "cmSetCommand.cxx"
+#include "cmSetPropertiesCommand.cxx"
 #include "cmSetSourceFilesPropertiesCommand.cxx"
 #include "cmSiteNameCommand.cxx"
 #include "cmStringCommand.cxx"
@@ -117,6 +118,7 @@ void GetBootstrapCommands(std::list<cmCommand*>& commands)
   commands.push_back(new cmOptionCommand);
   commands.push_back(new cmProjectCommand);
   commands.push_back(new cmSetCommand);
+  commands.push_back(new cmSetPropertiesCommand);
   commands.push_back(new cmSetSourceFilesPropertiesCommand);
   commands.push_back(new cmSiteNameCommand);
   commands.push_back(new cmStringCommand);
diff --git a/Source/cmCommands.cxx b/Source/cmCommands.cxx
index ed9eabf18e..42120520de 100644
--- a/Source/cmCommands.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmCommands.cxx
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@
 #include "cmRemoveDefinitionsCommand.cxx"
 #include "cmSeparateArgumentsCommand.cxx"
 #include "cmSetDirectoryPropertiesCommand.cxx"
-#include "cmSetPropertiesCommand.cxx"
 #include "cmSetTargetPropertiesCommand.cxx"
 #include "cmSetTestsPropertiesCommand.cxx"
 #include "cmSourceGroupCommand.cxx"
@@ -99,7 +98,6 @@ void GetPredefinedCommands(std::list<cmCommand*>&
   commands.push_back(new cmRemoveDefinitionsCommand);
   commands.push_back(new cmSeparateArgumentsCommand);
   commands.push_back(new cmSetDirectoryPropertiesCommand);
-  commands.push_back(new cmSetPropertiesCommand);
   commands.push_back(new cmSetTargetPropertiesCommand);
   commands.push_back(new cmSetTestsPropertiesCommand);
   commands.push_back(new cmSourceGroupCommand);