diff --git a/v2/build/targets.jam b/v2/build/targets.jam
index 9af9b7b86..3524030af 100644
--- a/v2/build/targets.jam
+++ b/v2/build/targets.jam
@@ -968,16 +968,16 @@ class basic-target : abstract-target
         # is created.
         local all-targets = 
           [ sequence.transform virtual-target.traverse : $(targets) ] ; 
-        local dg = [ new subvariant $(__name__) : $(build-request) : $(sources)
+        local s = [ new subvariant $(__name__) : $(build-request) : $(sources)
           : $(rproperties) : $(usage-requirements) : $(all-targets) ] ;
         for local v in $(all-targets)          
         {
-            if ! [ $(v).dg ]
+            if ! [ $(v).creating-subvariant ]
             {                
-                $(v).dg $(dg) ;            
+                $(v).creating-subvariant $(s) ;            
             }            
         }                        
-        return $(dg) ;
+        return $(s) ;
     }
     
         
@@ -1035,8 +1035,8 @@ class basic-target : abstract-target
                 {
                     if [ $(p).link-incompatible-with $(build-request) ]
                     {
-                        local dg = [ $(t).dg ] ;
-                        local other-mt = [ $(dg).main-target ] ;
+                        local s = [ $(t).creating-subvariant ] ;
+                        local other-mt = [ $(s).main-target ] ;
                         ECHO "warning: targets produced from" [ $(other-mt).name ] 
                             "are link incompatible" ;
                         ECHO "warning: with main target" [ name ] ;
diff --git a/v2/build/virtual-target.jam b/v2/build/virtual-target.jam
index 37be70be4..1824b1b50 100644
--- a/v2/build/virtual-target.jam
+++ b/v2/build/virtual-target.jam
@@ -261,22 +261,27 @@ class abstract-file-target : virtual-target
         return $(self.root) ;
     }
 
-    # Sets the dependency graph this target is part of.
-    # 'dg' is an instance of 'subvariant-dg' class.
-    rule dg ( dg ? )
+    # Gets or sets the subvariant which created this target. Subvariant
+    # is set when target is brought into existance, and is never changed
+    # after that. In particual, if target is shared by subvariant, only 
+    # the first is stored.    
+    rule creating-subvariant ( s ? # If specified, specified the value to set,
+                                   # which should be instance of 'subvariant'
+                                   # class.
+                             )
     {
-        if $(dg) && ( ! $(self.dg) && ! $(overwrite) )
+        if $(s) && ( ! $(self.creating-subvariant) && ! $(overwrite) )
         {
-            if $(self.dg)
+            if $(self.creating-subvariant)
             {
                 errors.error "Attempt to change 'dg'" ;
             }
             else
             {                
-                self.dg = $(dg) ;
+                self.creatin-subvariant = $(s) ;
             }            
         }
-        return $(self.dg) ;
+        return $(self.creatin-subvariant) ;
     }
 
     rule actualize-action ( target )
@@ -830,7 +835,7 @@ rule clone-action ( action : new-project : new-action-name ? : new-properties ?
             $(cloned-target).depends $(d) ;
         }                    
         $(cloned-target).root [ $(target).root ] ;
-        $(cloned-target).dg [ $(target).dg ] ;
+        $(cloned-target).creating-subvariant [ $(target).creating-subvariant ] ;
         
         cloned-targets += $(cloned-target) ;
     }        
@@ -967,7 +972,7 @@ class subvariant
         local deps = [ $(build-properties).get implicit-dependency ] ;
         for local d in $(deps)
         {
-            self.other-dg += [ $(d:G=).dg ] ;
+            self.other-dg += [ $(d:G=).creating-subvariant ] ;
         }
         
         self.other-dg = [ sequence.unique $(self.other-dg) ] ;
@@ -1022,7 +1027,7 @@ class subvariant
         local r ;
         for local t in $(all-targets)
         {            
-            r += [ $(t).dg ] ;
+            r += [ $(t).creating-subvariant ] ;
         }
         r = [ sequence.unique $(r) ] ;
         for local s in $(r) 
diff --git a/v2/tools/builtin.jam b/v2/tools/builtin.jam
index 5abce9072..2e245262a 100644
--- a/v2/tools/builtin.jam
+++ b/v2/tools/builtin.jam
@@ -421,7 +421,7 @@ class lib-target-class : basic-target
         # subvariant, we add usage requirements.
         for local t in [ $(subvariant).created-targets ]
         {
-            local s = [ $(t).dg ] ;
+            local s = [ $(t).creating-subvariant ] ;
             if $(s) != $(subvariant)
             {
                 result = [ $(result).add [ $(s).usage-requirements ] ] ;
@@ -561,8 +561,8 @@ class compile-action : action
     # to include path.
     rule adjust-properties ( properties * )
     {        
-        local dg = [ $(self.targets[1]).dg ] ;
-        return $(properties) [ $(dg).implicit-includes "include" ] ;
+        local s = [ $(self.targets[1]).creating-subvariant ] ;
+        return $(properties) [ $(s).implicit-includes "include" ] ;
     }    
 }
 
diff --git a/v2/tools/stage.jam b/v2/tools/stage.jam
index 7ca26b3b5..c16a537cf 100644
--- a/v2/tools/stage.jam
+++ b/v2/tools/stage.jam
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ class stage-target-class : basic-target
         local s ;        
         for local t in $(targets)
         {
-            s += [ $(t).dg ] ;
+            s += [ $(t).creating-subvariant ] ;
         }
         s = [ sequence.unique $(s) ] ;