diff --git a/cmake/pcl_targets.cmake b/cmake/pcl_targets.cmake
index d78498213ce..8e6b7646aa6 100644
--- a/cmake/pcl_targets.cmake
+++ b/cmake/pcl_targets.cmake
@@ -432,9 +432,10 @@ function(PCL_ADD_BENCHMARK _name)
   #Only applies to MSVC
   if(MSVC)
     #Requires CMAKE version 3.13.0
-    if(CMAKE_VERSION VERSION_LESS "3.13.0" AND (NOT ArgumentWarningShown))
+    get_target_property(BenchmarkArgumentWarningShown run_benchmarks PCL_BENCHMARK_ARGUMENTS_WARNING_SHOWN)
+    if(CMAKE_VERSION VERSION_LESS "3.13.0" AND (NOT BenchmarkArgumentWarningShown))
       message(WARNING "Arguments for benchmark projects are not added - this requires at least CMake 3.13. Can be added manually in \"Project settings -> Debugging -> Command arguments\"")
-      set (ArgumentWarningShown TRUE PARENT_SCOPE)
+      set_target_properties(run_benchmarks PROPERTIES PCL_BENCHMARK_ARGUMENTS_WARNING_SHOWN TRUE)
     else()
       #Only add if there are arguments to test
       if(PCL_ADD_BENCHMARK_ARGUMENTS)