diff --git a/compiler/cpp/compiler.vcxproj b/compiler/cpp/compiler.vcxproj
index 53574b280..dc9793f57 100644
--- a/compiler/cpp/compiler.vcxproj
+++ b/compiler/cpp/compiler.vcxproj
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@
       <PreprocessorDefinitions>WIN32;MINGW;YY_NO_UNISTD_H;_DEBUG;_CONSOLE;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
       <ForcedIncludeFiles>thrift\windows\config.h</ForcedIncludeFiles>
       <CompileAs>CompileAsCpp</CompileAs>
-      <RuntimeLibrary>MultiThreadedDLL</RuntimeLibrary>
+      <RuntimeLibrary>MultiThreadedDebugDLL</RuntimeLibrary>
     </ClCompile>
     <Link>
       <SubSystem>Console</SubSystem>