diff --git a/Source/cmVisualStudio10TargetGenerator.cxx b/Source/cmVisualStudio10TargetGenerator.cxx
index e1a0c83b71..35b7350252 100644
--- a/Source/cmVisualStudio10TargetGenerator.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmVisualStudio10TargetGenerator.cxx
@@ -3698,10 +3698,10 @@ void cmVisualStudio10TargetGenerator::WriteSDKReferences()
         this->WriteSingleSDKReference("WindowsIoT", iotExtensionsVersion);
       }
     }
+  }
 
-    if (hasWrittenItemGroup) {
-      this->WriteString("</ItemGroup>\n", 1);
-    }
+  if (hasWrittenItemGroup) {
+    this->WriteString("</ItemGroup>\n", 1);
   }
 }