diff --git a/visualc/ng_shared_xspice_v/ng_shared_test_v/ng_shared_test_v.vcxproj b/visualc/ng_shared_xspice_v/ng_shared_test_v/ng_shared_test_v.vcxproj
index 29db0dc64..ec4a24dfb 100644
--- a/visualc/ng_shared_xspice_v/ng_shared_test_v/ng_shared_test_v.vcxproj
+++ b/visualc/ng_shared_xspice_v/ng_shared_test_v/ng_shared_test_v.vcxproj
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@
       <Optimization>Full</Optimization>
       <IntrinsicFunctions>true</IntrinsicFunctions>
       <WholeProgramOptimization>true</WholeProgramOptimization>
-      <PreprocessorDefinitions>WIN32;NDEBUG;_CONSOLE;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
+      <PreprocessorDefinitions>WIN32;NDEBUG;_CONSOLE;XSPICE;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
       <ExceptionHandling>
       </ExceptionHandling>
       <RuntimeLibrary>MultiThreaded</RuntimeLibrary>