diff --git a/lib/importproject.cpp b/lib/importproject.cpp
index 3f9d157f2..16e3a627f 100644
--- a/lib/importproject.cpp
+++ b/lib/importproject.cpp
@@ -495,6 +495,8 @@ void ImportProject::importVcxproj(const std::string &filename, std::map<std::str
             FileSettings fs;
             fs.filename = Path::simplifyPath(Path::isAbsolute(*c) ? *c : Path::getPathFromFilename(filename) + *c);
             fs.cfg = p->name;
+            fs.msc = true;
+            fs.useMfc = useOfMfc;
             fs.defines = "_WIN32=1";
             if (p->platform == ProjectConfiguration::Win32)
                 fs.platformType = cppcheck::Platform::Win32W;
@@ -502,7 +504,6 @@ void ImportProject::importVcxproj(const std::string &filename, std::map<std::str
                 fs.platformType = cppcheck::Platform::Win64;
                 fs.defines += ";_WIN64=1";
             }
-            fs.useMfc = useOfMfc;
             std::string additionalIncludePaths;
             for (std::list<ItemDefinitionGroup>::const_iterator i = itemDefinitionGroupList.begin(); i != itemDefinitionGroupList.end(); ++i) {
                 if (!i->conditionIsTrue(*p))
diff --git a/lib/importproject.h b/lib/importproject.h
index 456e8d812..ab6cdd36a 100644
--- a/lib/importproject.h
+++ b/lib/importproject.h
@@ -40,18 +40,19 @@ class CPPCHECKLIB ImportProject {
 public:
     /** File settings. Multiple configurations for a file is allowed. */
     struct FileSettings {
-        FileSettings() : platformType(cppcheck::Platform::Unspecified), useMfc(false) {}
+        FileSettings() : platformType(cppcheck::Platform::Unspecified), msc(false), useMfc(false) {}
         std::string cfg;
         std::string filename;
         std::string defines;
         std::string cppcheckDefines() const {
-            return useMfc ? (defines + ";_MSC_VER=1900;__AFXWIN_H__=1") : defines;
+            return defines + (msc ? ";_MSC_VER=1900" : "") + (useMfc ? ";__AFXWIN_H__=1" : "");
         }
         std::set<std::string> undefs;
         std::list<std::string> includePaths;
         std::list<std::string> systemIncludePaths;
         std::string standard;
         cppcheck::Platform::PlatformType platformType;
+        bool msc;
         bool useMfc;
 
         void setDefines(std::string defs);