diff --git a/new/builtin.jam b/new/builtin.jam
index ff2a4619b..af484d295 100644
--- a/new/builtin.jam
+++ b/new/builtin.jam
@@ -430,7 +430,7 @@ rule searched-lib-generator ( )
             # attach an action and properties to the target
             a = [ new null-action $(t) : $(property-set) ] ;
             $(t).action $(a) ;
-            return $(t) ;
+            return [ virtual-target.register $(t) ] ;
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/test/searched_lib.py b/test/searched_lib.py
index 8cc2eccb3..390f00345 100644
--- a/test/searched_lib.py
+++ b/test/searched_lib.py
@@ -80,4 +80,23 @@ lib l : : <name>l_r <variant>release ;
 
 t.run_build_system("-n")
 
+# A regression test. Two virtual target with the same properties
+# were created for 'l' target, which caused and error to be reported
+# when actualizing targets. The final error is correct, but we should
+# not create two duplicated targets. Thanks to Andre Hentz
+# for finding this bug.
+t.write("project-root.jam", "")
+
+t.write("a.cpp", "")
+
+t.write("Jamfile", """
+project a : requirements <link-runtime>static ;
+
+lib a : a.cpp l ;
+lib l : : <name>l_f ;
+""")
+
+t.run_build_system("-n")
+
+
 t.cleanup()
diff --git a/v2/test/searched_lib.py b/v2/test/searched_lib.py
index 8cc2eccb3..390f00345 100644
--- a/v2/test/searched_lib.py
+++ b/v2/test/searched_lib.py
@@ -80,4 +80,23 @@ lib l : : <name>l_r <variant>release ;
 
 t.run_build_system("-n")
 
+# A regression test. Two virtual target with the same properties
+# were created for 'l' target, which caused and error to be reported
+# when actualizing targets. The final error is correct, but we should
+# not create two duplicated targets. Thanks to Andre Hentz
+# for finding this bug.
+t.write("project-root.jam", "")
+
+t.write("a.cpp", "")
+
+t.write("Jamfile", """
+project a : requirements <link-runtime>static ;
+
+lib a : a.cpp l ;
+lib l : : <name>l_f ;
+""")
+
+t.run_build_system("-n")
+
+
 t.cleanup()
diff --git a/v2/tools/builtin.jam b/v2/tools/builtin.jam
index ff2a4619b..af484d295 100644
--- a/v2/tools/builtin.jam
+++ b/v2/tools/builtin.jam
@@ -430,7 +430,7 @@ rule searched-lib-generator ( )
             # attach an action and properties to the target
             a = [ new null-action $(t) : $(property-set) ] ;
             $(t).action $(a) ;
-            return $(t) ;
+            return [ virtual-target.register $(t) ] ;
         }
     }
 }