diff --git a/Source/cmComputeLinkDepends.cxx b/Source/cmComputeLinkDepends.cxx
index 6170e92e97..c13da50da7 100644
--- a/Source/cmComputeLinkDepends.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmComputeLinkDepends.cxx
@@ -553,15 +553,16 @@ void cmComputeLinkDepends::AddDirectLinkEntries()
 }
 
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+template <typename T>
 void
 cmComputeLinkDepends::AddLinkEntries(
-  int depender_index, std::vector<cmLinkItem> const& libs)
+  int depender_index, std::vector<T> const& libs)
 {
   // Track inferred dependency sets implied by this list.
   std::map<int, DependSet> dependSets;
 
   // Loop over the libraries linked directly by the depender.
-  for(std::vector<cmLinkItem>::const_iterator li = libs.begin();
+  for(typename std::vector<T>::const_iterator li = libs.begin();
       li != libs.end(); ++li)
     {
     // Skip entries that will resolve to the target getting linked or
diff --git a/Source/cmComputeLinkDepends.h b/Source/cmComputeLinkDepends.h
index 3207ecbf5d..a931726d9b 100644
--- a/Source/cmComputeLinkDepends.h
+++ b/Source/cmComputeLinkDepends.h
@@ -80,8 +80,8 @@ private:
   int AddLinkEntry(cmLinkItem const& item);
   void AddVarLinkEntries(int depender_index, const char* value);
   void AddDirectLinkEntries();
-  void AddLinkEntries(int depender_index,
-                      std::vector<cmLinkItem> const& libs);
+  template <typename T>
+    void AddLinkEntries(int depender_index, std::vector<T> const& libs);
   cmTarget const* FindTargetToLink(int depender_index,
                                    const std::string& name);