diff --git a/Source/cmLocalGenerator.cxx b/Source/cmLocalGenerator.cxx
index b360c22970..46d5cd8497 100644
--- a/Source/cmLocalGenerator.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmLocalGenerator.cxx
@@ -487,7 +487,7 @@ cmState* cmLocalGenerator::GetState() const
 
 cmState::Snapshot cmLocalGenerator::GetStateSnapshot() const
 {
-  return this->StateSnapshot;
+  return this->Makefile->GetStateSnapshot();
 }
 
 // List of variables that are replaced when