diff --git a/build/vs/pjproject-vs8-win32-common-defaults.vsprops b/build/vs/pjproject-vs8-win32-common-defaults.vsprops
index 3197dce..9b519f2 100644
--- a/build/vs/pjproject-vs8-win32-common-defaults.vsprops
+++ b/build/vs/pjproject-vs8-win32-common-defaults.vsprops
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 	ProjectType="Visual C++"
 	Version="8.00"
 	Name="pjproject-vs8-win32-common-defaults"
+	InheritedPropertySheets=".\pjproject-vs8-common-defaults.vsprops"
 	>
 	<UserMacro
 		Name="TargetCPU"
diff --git a/build/vs/pjproject-vs8-win32-debug-defaults.vsprops b/build/vs/pjproject-vs8-win32-debug-defaults.vsprops
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..79d7234
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build/vs/pjproject-vs8-win32-debug-defaults.vsprops
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+<?xml version="1.0"?>
+<VisualStudioPropertySheet 
+	ProjectType="Visual C++" 
+	Version="8.00" 
+	Name="pjproject-vs8-win32-release-defaults"
+	>
+</VisualStudioPropertySheet>
diff --git a/build/vs/pjproject-vs8-win32-release-defaults.vsprops b/build/vs/pjproject-vs8-win32-release-defaults.vsprops
index 79d7234..44fb0b8 100644
--- a/build/vs/pjproject-vs8-win32-release-defaults.vsprops
+++ b/build/vs/pjproject-vs8-win32-release-defaults.vsprops
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
-<?xml version="1.0"?>
-<VisualStudioPropertySheet 
-	ProjectType="Visual C++" 
-	Version="8.00" 
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="Windows-1252"?>
+<VisualStudioPropertySheet
+	ProjectType="Visual C++"
+	Version="8.00"
 	Name="pjproject-vs8-win32-release-defaults"
+	InheritedPropertySheets=".\pjproject-vs8-win32-common-defaults.vsprops;.\pjproject-vs8-release-defaults.vsprops"
 	>
 </VisualStudioPropertySheet>