diff --git a/build/win32/vs10/gspawn-win32-helper.vcxproj b/build/win32/vs10/gspawn-win32-helper.vcxproj
index 591ae1bf3..4357a8da3 100644
--- a/build/win32/vs10/gspawn-win32-helper.vcxproj
+++ b/build/win32/vs10/gspawn-win32-helper.vcxproj
@@ -124,7 +124,6 @@
       <CompileAs>CompileAsC</CompileAs>
     </ClCompile>
     <Link>
-      <OutputFile>$(OutDir)gspawn-win64-helper.exe</OutputFile>
       <GenerateDebugInformation>true</GenerateDebugInformation>
       <SubSystem>Windows</SubSystem>
       <OptimizeReferences>true</OptimizeReferences>
@@ -146,6 +145,7 @@
       <CompileAs>CompileAsC</CompileAs>
     </ClCompile>
     <Link>
+      <OutputFile>$(OutDir)gspawn-win64-helper.exe</OutputFile>
       <GenerateDebugInformation>true</GenerateDebugInformation>
       <SubSystem>Windows</SubSystem>
       <OptimizeReferences>true</OptimizeReferences>
diff --git a/build/win32/vs9/gspawn-win32-helper.vcproj b/build/win32/vs9/gspawn-win32-helper.vcproj
index 75c0849c3..18cb1e7eb 100644
--- a/build/win32/vs9/gspawn-win32-helper.vcproj
+++ b/build/win32/vs9/gspawn-win32-helper.vcproj
@@ -94,7 +94,6 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCLinkerTool"
-				OutputFile="$(OutDir)\gspawn-win64-helper.exe"
 				LinkIncremental="1"
 				GenerateDebugInformation="true"
 				SubSystem="2"
@@ -123,6 +122,7 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCLinkerTool"
+				OutputFile="$(OutDir)\gspawn-win64-helper.exe"
 				LinkIncremental="1"
 				GenerateDebugInformation="true"
 				SubSystem="2"
@@ -142,10 +142,7 @@
 			Filter="cpp;c;cc;cxx;def;odl;idl;hpj;bat;asm;asmx"
 			UniqueIdentifier="{4FC737F1-C7A5-4376-A066-2A32D752A2FF}"
 			>
-			<File
-				RelativePath="..\..\..\glib\gspawn-win32-helper.c"
-				>
-			</File>
+			<File RelativePath="..\..\..\glib\gspawn-win32-helper.c" />
 		</Filter>
 		<Filter
 			Name="Header Files"