1 files changed, 9 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/Source/cmFindProgramCommand.cxx b/Source/cmFindProgramCommand.cxx
index 475d3bea00..47bae5db8f 100644
--- a/Source/cmFindProgramCommand.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmFindProgramCommand.cxx
@@ -51,6 +51,15 @@ bool cmFindProgramCommand::InitialPass(std::vector<std::string> const& argsIn)
     }
   if(this->AlreadyInCache)
     {
+    // If the user specifies the entry on the command line without a
+    // type we should add the type and docstring but keep the original
+    // value.
+    if(this->AlreadyInCacheWithoutMetaInfo)
+      {
+      this->Makefile->AddCacheDefinition(this->VariableName.c_str(), "",
+                                         this->VariableDocumentation.c_str(),
+                                         cmCacheManager::FILEPATH);
+      }
     return true;
     }