diff --git a/Source/Core/DolphinWX/DolphinWX.vcxproj b/Source/Core/DolphinWX/DolphinWX.vcxproj
index d3545feb19..c472c2d3e1 100644
--- a/Source/Core/DolphinWX/DolphinWX.vcxproj
+++ b/Source/Core/DolphinWX/DolphinWX.vcxproj
@@ -46,9 +46,6 @@
     <ResourceCompile>
       <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>$(ExternalsDir)wxWidgets3\include;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
     </ResourceCompile>
-    <ClCompile>
-      <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>$(ExternalsDir)cpp-optparse;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
-    </ClCompile>
     <Manifest>
       <AdditionalManifestFiles>DolphinWX.manifest;%(AdditionalManifestFiles)</AdditionalManifestFiles>
     </Manifest>
diff --git a/Source/Core/UICommon/UICommon.vcxproj b/Source/Core/UICommon/UICommon.vcxproj
index f0c141f623..8b65ab9c25 100644
--- a/Source/Core/UICommon/UICommon.vcxproj
+++ b/Source/Core/UICommon/UICommon.vcxproj
@@ -35,11 +35,6 @@
     <Import Project="..\..\VSProps\PCHUse.props" />
   </ImportGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Label="UserMacros" />
-  <ItemDefinitionGroup>
-    <ClCompile>
-      <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>$(ExternalsDir)cpp-optparse;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
-    </ClCompile>
-  </ItemDefinitionGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <Text Include="CMakeLists.txt" />
   </ItemGroup>
diff --git a/Source/Core/VideoBackends/Vulkan/Vulkan.vcxproj b/Source/Core/VideoBackends/Vulkan/Vulkan.vcxproj
index d75aa38a9d..531d2da843 100644
--- a/Source/Core/VideoBackends/Vulkan/Vulkan.vcxproj
+++ b/Source/Core/VideoBackends/Vulkan/Vulkan.vcxproj
@@ -35,11 +35,6 @@
     <Import Project="..\..\..\VSProps\PCHUse.props" />
   </ImportGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Label="UserMacros" />
-  <ItemDefinitionGroup>
-    <ClCompile>
-      <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>$(ExternalsDir)Vulkan\include;$(ExternalsDir)glslang\glslang\Public;$(ExternalsDir)glslang\SPIRV;$(ExternalsDir)zlib;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
-    </ClCompile>
-  </ItemDefinitionGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <ClCompile Include="BoundingBox.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="CommandBufferManager.cpp" />
diff --git a/Source/Core/VideoCommon/VideoCommon.vcxproj b/Source/Core/VideoCommon/VideoCommon.vcxproj
index e2802ae02c..88d3e4b759 100644
--- a/Source/Core/VideoCommon/VideoCommon.vcxproj
+++ b/Source/Core/VideoCommon/VideoCommon.vcxproj
@@ -35,11 +35,6 @@
     <Import Project="..\..\VSProps\PCHUse.props" />
   </ImportGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Label="UserMacros" />
-  <ItemDefinitionGroup>
-    <ClCompile>
-      <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>$(ExternalsDir)ffmpeg\include;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
-    </ClCompile>
-  </ItemDefinitionGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <ClCompile Include="AsyncRequests.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="AVIDump.cpp" />
diff --git a/Source/VSProps/Base.props b/Source/VSProps/Base.props
index 76528cad11..df2a08fefd 100644
--- a/Source/VSProps/Base.props
+++ b/Source/VSProps/Base.props
@@ -35,10 +35,13 @@
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       <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>$(ExternalsDir);%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
       <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>$(ExternalsDir)Bochs_disasm;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
+      <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>$(ExternalsDir)cpp-optparse;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
       <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>$(ExternalsDir)cubeb\include;$(ExternalsDir)cubeb\msvc;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
       <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>$(ExternalsDir)curl\include;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
       <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>$(ExternalsDir)enet\include;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
+      <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>$(ExternalsDir)ffmpeg\include;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
       <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>$(ExternalsDir)GL;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
+      <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>$(ExternalsDir)glslang\glslang\Public;$(ExternalsDir)glslang\SPIRV;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
       <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>$(ExternalsDir)libpng;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
       <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>$(ExternalsDir)libusb\libusb;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
       <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>$(ExternalsDir)LZO;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
@@ -46,8 +49,8 @@
       <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>$(ExternalsDir)mbedtls\include;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
       <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>$(ExternalsDir)SFML\include;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
       <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>$(ExternalsDir)SOIL;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
-      <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>$(ExternalsDir)wxWidgets3;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
-      <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>$(ExternalsDir)wxWidgets3\Include;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
+      <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>$(ExternalsDir)Vulkan\include;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
+      <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>$(ExternalsDir)wxWidgets3;$(ExternalsDir)wxWidgets3\Include;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
       <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>$(ExternalsDir)xxhash;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
       <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>$(ExternalsDir)zlib;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
       <PreprocessorDefinitions>HAVE_FFMPEG;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>