diff --git a/pkg/msvc/msvc-2012/RetroArch-msvc2012.vcxproj b/pkg/msvc/msvc-2012/RetroArch-msvc2012.vcxproj
index 4c99b8fef5..c4ae7da5b0 100644
--- a/pkg/msvc/msvc-2012/RetroArch-msvc2012.vcxproj
+++ b/pkg/msvc/msvc-2012/RetroArch-msvc2012.vcxproj
@@ -52,12 +52,14 @@
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+      <PreprocessorDefinitions>WIN32;HAVE_DYNAMIC;HAVE_DYLIB;HAVE_MENU;HAVE_UPDATE_ASSETS;HAVE_XMB;HAVE_SHADERPIPELINE;HAVE_RGUI;HAVE_MATERIALUI;NDEBUG;_WINDOWS;HAVE_XAUDIO;HAVE_DSOUND;HAVE_DINPUT;HAVE_D3D;HAVE_D3D9;HAVE_OPENGL;HAVE_GLSL;HAVE_THREADS;RARCH_INTERNAL;HAVE_CC_RESAMPLER;HAVE_RUNAHEAD;HAVE_GRIFFIN;HAVE_RJPEG;HAVE_RPNG;HAVE_ZLIB;WANT_ZLIB;HAVE_NETWORKING;HAVE_NETWORK_CMD;HAVE_COMMAND;HAVE_STDIN_CMD;HAVE_OVERLAY;HAVE_7ZIP;HAVE_LIBRETRODB;HAVE_STB_FONT;_DEBUG;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
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     <Link>
       <SubSystem>Windows</SubSystem>
       <GenerateDebugInformation>true</GenerateDebugInformation>
+      <EntryPointSymbol>mainCRTStartup</EntryPointSymbol>
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   </ItemDefinitionGroup>
   <ItemDefinitionGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|Win32'">
@@ -68,7 +70,7 @@
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       <IntrinsicFunctions>true</IntrinsicFunctions>
-      <PreprocessorDefinitions>WIN32;WANT_GLSLANG;HAVE_DYNAMIC;HAVE_DYLIB;HAVE_SPIRV_CROSS;HAVE_MENU;HAVE_SLANG;HAVE_GLSLANG;HAVE_UPDATE_ASSETS;HAVE_XMB;HAVE_SHADERPIPELINE;HAVE_RGUI;HAVE_MATERIALUI;NDEBUG;_WINDOWS;HAVE_XAUDIO;HAVE_DSOUND;HAVE_DINPUT;HAVE_D3D;HAVE_D3D9;HAVE_D3D10;HAVE_D3D11;HAVE_OPENGL;HAVE_VULKAN;HAVE_GLSL;HAVE_THREADS;RARCH_INTERNAL;HAVE_CC_RESAMPLER;HAVE_RUNAHEAD;HAVE_GRIFFIN;HAVE_RJPEG;HAVE_RPNG;HAVE_ZLIB;WANT_ZLIB;HAVE_NETWORKING;HAVE_NETWORK_CMD;HAVE_COMMAND;HAVE_STDIN_CMD;HAVE_OVERLAY;HAVE_7ZIP;HAVE_LIBRETRODB;HAVE_STB_FONT;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
+      <PreprocessorDefinitions>WIN32;HAVE_DYNAMIC;HAVE_DYLIB;HAVE_MENU;HAVE_UPDATE_ASSETS;HAVE_XMB;HAVE_SHADERPIPELINE;HAVE_RGUI;HAVE_MATERIALUI;NDEBUG;_WINDOWS;HAVE_XAUDIO;HAVE_DSOUND;HAVE_DINPUT;HAVE_D3D;HAVE_D3D9;HAVE_OPENGL;HAVE_GLSL;HAVE_THREADS;RARCH_INTERNAL;HAVE_CC_RESAMPLER;HAVE_RUNAHEAD;HAVE_GRIFFIN;HAVE_RJPEG;HAVE_RPNG;HAVE_ZLIB;WANT_ZLIB;HAVE_NETWORKING;HAVE_NETWORK_CMD;HAVE_COMMAND;HAVE_STDIN_CMD;HAVE_OVERLAY;HAVE_7ZIP;HAVE_LIBRETRODB;HAVE_STB_FONT;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
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     <Link>
@@ -76,6 +78,8 @@
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       <EnableCOMDATFolding>true</EnableCOMDATFolding>
       <OptimizeReferences>true</OptimizeReferences>
+      <EntryPointSymbol>mainCRTStartup</EntryPointSymbol>
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