diff --git a/msvc/props/msvc140.props b/msvc/props/msvc140.props
index 555291e..e60a2ae 100644
--- a/msvc/props/msvc140.props
+++ b/msvc/props/msvc140.props
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
   <ItemDefinitionGroup>
     <ClCompile>
       <DebugInformationFormat>OldStyle</DebugInformationFormat>
+      <PreprocessorDefinitions>_LIB;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
     </ClCompile>
   </ItemDefinitionGroup>
   <ItemGroup />
diff --git a/msvc/props/msvc140.win32.props b/msvc/props/msvc140.win32.props
index 73bc6ee..9e37a7b 100644
--- a/msvc/props/msvc140.win32.props
+++ b/msvc/props/msvc140.win32.props
@@ -1,8 +1,12 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> 
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <Project ToolsVersion="4.0" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
   <ImportGroup Label="PropertySheets" />
   <PropertyGroup Label="UserMacros" />
   <PropertyGroup />
-  <ItemDefinitionGroup />
+  <ItemDefinitionGroup>
+    <ClCompile>
+      <PreprocessorDefinitions>WIN32;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
+    </ClCompile>
+  </ItemDefinitionGroup>
   <ItemGroup />
-</Project>
+</Project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/msvc/pugixml_vs2015.vcxproj b/msvc/pugixml_vs2015.vcxproj
index eb6fa09..9212ed6 100644
--- a/msvc/pugixml_vs2015.vcxproj
+++ b/msvc/pugixml_vs2015.vcxproj
@@ -78,27 +78,21 @@
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|x64'" />
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|x64'" />
   <ItemDefinitionGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|Win32'">
-    <ClCompile>
-      <PreprocessorDefinitions>WIN32;_LIB;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
-    </ClCompile>
+    <ClCompile />
     <Link>
       <SubSystem>Windows</SubSystem>
       <GenerateDebugInformation>true</GenerateDebugInformation>
     </Link>
   </ItemDefinitionGroup>
   <ItemDefinitionGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|x64'">
-    <ClCompile>
-      <PreprocessorDefinitions>_LIB;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
-    </ClCompile>
+    <ClCompile />
     <Link>
       <SubSystem>Windows</SubSystem>
       <GenerateDebugInformation>true</GenerateDebugInformation>
     </Link>
   </ItemDefinitionGroup>
   <ItemDefinitionGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|Win32'">
-    <ClCompile>
-      <PreprocessorDefinitions>WIN32;_LIB;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
-    </ClCompile>
+    <ClCompile />
     <Link>
       <SubSystem>Windows</SubSystem>
       <GenerateDebugInformation>true</GenerateDebugInformation>
@@ -107,9 +101,7 @@
     </Link>
   </ItemDefinitionGroup>
   <ItemDefinitionGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|x64'">
-    <ClCompile>
-      <PreprocessorDefinitions>_LIB;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
-    </ClCompile>
+    <ClCompile />
     <Link>
       <SubSystem>Windows</SubSystem>
       <GenerateDebugInformation>true</GenerateDebugInformation>