diff --git a/plugins/python/python3.vcxproj b/plugins/python/python3.vcxproj
index e8713281..7e717824 100644
--- a/plugins/python/python3.vcxproj
+++ b/plugins/python/python3.vcxproj
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
   <ItemDefinitionGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|Win32'">
     <ClCompile>
-      <PreprocessorDefinitions>WIN32;NDEBUG;_WINDOWS;_USRDLL;PYTHON_EXPORTS;$(OwnFlags);%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
+      <PreprocessorDefinitions>WIN32;NDEBUG;_WINDOWS;_USRDLL;PYTHON_EXPORTS;Py_NO_LINK_LIB;$(OwnFlags);%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
       <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>$(Glib);$(Python3Path)\include;..\..\src\common;$(ZoiteChatLib);%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
     </ClCompile>
     <Link>
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
   </ItemDefinitionGroup>
   <ItemDefinitionGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|x64'">
     <ClCompile>
-      <PreprocessorDefinitions>WIN32;_WIN64;_AMD64_;NDEBUG;_WINDOWS;_USRDLL;PYTHON_EXPORTS;$(OwnFlags);%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
+      <PreprocessorDefinitions>WIN32;_WIN64;_AMD64_;NDEBUG;_WINDOWS;_USRDLL;PYTHON_EXPORTS;Py_NO_LINK_LIB;$(OwnFlags);%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
       <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>$(Glib);$(Python3Path)\include;..\..\src\common;$(ZoiteChatLib);%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
     </ClCompile>
     <Link>
@@ -68,3 +68,4 @@
   </ItemGroup>
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.targets" />
 </Project>
+