diff --git a/distrib/msw/tmake/vc.t b/distrib/msw/tmake/vc.t
index 700459b11c..cabc5cf8fd 100644
--- a/distrib/msw/tmake/vc.t
+++ b/distrib/msw/tmake/vc.t
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ PERIPH_CLEAN_TARGET=
 # Set to 0 if not using GLCanvas (only affects DLL build)
 USE_GLCANVAS=1
 
-# Set to 0 if you are using MSVC 5
+# Set to 1 if you are using MSVC 5
 USE_MSVC_5=0
 
 # These are absolute paths, so that the compiler
diff --git a/src/msw/makefile.vc b/src/msw/makefile.vc
index dce1bf48c6..96b7f055e7 100644
--- a/src/msw/makefile.vc
+++ b/src/msw/makefile.vc
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ PERIPH_CLEAN_TARGET=
 # Set to 0 if not using GLCanvas (only affects DLL build)
 USE_GLCANVAS=1
 
-# Set to 0 if you are using MSVC 5
+# Set to 1 if you are using MSVC 5
 USE_MSVC_5=0
 
 # These are absolute paths, so that the compiler