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diff --git a/Help/command/target_compile_features.rst b/Help/command/target_compile_features.rst
index b66a4ec16..9271cd56c 100644
--- a/Help/command/target_compile_features.rst
+++ b/Help/command/target_compile_features.rst
@@ -3,11 +3,11 @@ target_compile_features
Add expected compiler features to a target.
-::
+.. code-block:: cmake
target_compile_features(<target> <PRIVATE|PUBLIC|INTERFACE> <feature> [...])
-Specify compiler features required when compiling a given target. If the
+Specifies compiler features required when compiling a given target. If the
feature is not listed in the :variable:`CMAKE_C_COMPILE_FEATURES` variable
or :variable:`CMAKE_CXX_COMPILE_FEATURES` variable,
then an error will be reported by CMake. If the use of the feature requires
@@ -18,12 +18,13 @@ The ``INTERFACE``, ``PUBLIC`` and ``PRIVATE`` keywords are required to
specify the scope of the features. ``PRIVATE`` and ``PUBLIC`` items will
populate the :prop_tgt:`COMPILE_FEATURES` property of ``<target>``.
``PUBLIC`` and ``INTERFACE`` items will populate the
-:prop_tgt:`INTERFACE_COMPILE_FEATURES` property of ``<target>``. Repeated
-calls for the same ``<target>`` append items.
+:prop_tgt:`INTERFACE_COMPILE_FEATURES` property of ``<target>``.
+(:ref:`IMPORTED targets <Imported Targets>` only support ``INTERFACE`` items.)
+Repeated calls for the same ``<target>`` append items.
The named ``<target>`` must have been created by a command such as
-:command:`add_executable` or :command:`add_library` and must not be
-an ``IMPORTED`` target.
+:command:`add_executable` or :command:`add_library` and must not be an
+:ref:`ALIAS target <Alias Targets>`.
Arguments to ``target_compile_features`` may use "generator expressions"
with the syntax ``$<...>``.