diff --git a/strgen/strgen.vcproj b/strgen/strgen.vcproj
index f01e711685..9ca9952971 100644
--- a/strgen/strgen.vcproj
+++ b/strgen/strgen.vcproj
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 				Optimization="0"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;_DEBUG;_CONSOLE"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;_DEBUG;_CONSOLE;STRGEN"
 				BasicRuntimeChecks="3"
 				RuntimeLibrary="5"
 				PrecompiledHeaderFile=".\Debug/strgen.pch"
@@ -78,6 +78,9 @@
 			<File
 				RelativePath="strgen.c">
 			</File>
+			<File
+				RelativePath="..\string.c">
+			</File>
 		</Filter>
 	</Files>
 	<Globals>