diff --git a/build_msvc/common.init.vcxproj b/build_msvc/common.init.vcxproj
index 2b2afcdf13..8b6217e2b0 100644
--- a/build_msvc/common.init.vcxproj
+++ b/build_msvc/common.init.vcxproj
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@
       <PreprocessorDefinitions>_DEBUG;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
       <SDLCheck>true</SDLCheck>
       <RuntimeLibrary>MultiThreadedDebug</RuntimeLibrary>
+      <AdditionalOptions>/bigobj %(AdditionalOptions)</AdditionalOptions>
     </ClCompile>
   </ItemDefinitionGroup>
   <ItemDefinitionGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|Win32'">
@@ -94,6 +95,7 @@
       <PreprocessorDefinitions>_DEBUG;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
       <SDLCheck>true</SDLCheck>
       <RuntimeLibrary>MultiThreadedDebug</RuntimeLibrary>
+      <AdditionalOptions>/bigobj %(AdditionalOptions)</AdditionalOptions>
     </ClCompile>
   </ItemDefinitionGroup>