diff --git a/build/stdex.props b/build/stdex.props
index da7edd8ab..4c1a9adb7 100644
--- a/build/stdex.props
+++ b/build/stdex.props
@@ -8,7 +8,12 @@
   <PropertyGroup>
     <OutDir>..\..\..\output\$(Platform).$(Configuration)\</OutDir>
   </PropertyGroup>
-  <ItemDefinitionGroup />
+  <ItemDefinitionGroup>
+    <ClCompile>
+      <PrecompiledHeader>Use</PrecompiledHeader>
+      <PrecompiledHeaderFile>PCH.h</PrecompiledHeaderFile>
+    </ClCompile>
+  </ItemDefinitionGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <ClCompile Include="..\src\pch.cpp">
       <PrecompiledHeader>Create</PrecompiledHeader>