diff --git a/desmume/src/windows/DeSmuME_2005.vcproj b/desmume/src/windows/DeSmuME_2005.vcproj
index d54f3fa08..7f5ab95e1 100644
--- a/desmume/src/windows/DeSmuME_2005.vcproj
+++ b/desmume/src/windows/DeSmuME_2005.vcproj
@@ -790,6 +790,22 @@
 			<File
 				RelativePath="..\matrix_sse2-x64.asm"
 				>
+				<FileConfiguration
+					Name="Interim|Win32"
+					ExcludedFromBuild="true"
+					>
+					<Tool
+						Name="MASM"
+					/>
+				</FileConfiguration>
+				<FileConfiguration
+					Name="Interim SSE2|Win32"
+					ExcludedFromBuild="true"
+					>
+					<Tool
+						Name="MASM"
+					/>
+				</FileConfiguration>
 				<FileConfiguration
 					Name="Release (public)|Win32"
 					ExcludedFromBuild="true"