diff --git a/src/build/targets.jam b/src/build/targets.jam
index 1465f2315..d7482e8e2 100644
--- a/src/build/targets.jam
+++ b/src/build/targets.jam
@@ -147,14 +147,14 @@ rule project-target ( name : project : requirements * : default-build * )
         for local name in $(self.main-targets)
         {
             local t = [ main-target $(name) ] ;
-            result += [ $(t).set-property-adjuster $(property-adjuster) ] ;
+            $(t).set-property-adjuster $(property-adjuster) ;
         }
         local self-location = [ project.attribute $(self.project) location ] ;
         for local pn in [ project.attribute $(self.project) projects-to-build ]
         {
             local p = [ project.module-name [ path.join $(self-location) $(pn) ] ] ;
             local t = [ project.target [ project.attribute $(p) location ] ] ;
-            result += [ $(t).set-property-adjuster $(property-adjuster) ] ;
+            $(t).set-property-adjuster $(property-adjuster) ;
         }            
     }
     
diff --git a/src/build/virtual-target.jam b/src/build/virtual-target.jam
index fda226135..80707b708 100644
--- a/src/build/virtual-target.jam
+++ b/src/build/virtual-target.jam
@@ -669,10 +669,9 @@ rule null-action ( targets + : property-set ? )
         {
             self.actualized = true ;
 
-            local actual-targets ;
             for local i in [ targets ]
             {
-                actual-targets += [ $(i).actualize ] ;
+                $(i).actualize ;
             }
         }        
     }