diff --git a/pcsx2/windows/VCprojects/pcsx2_2008.vcproj b/pcsx2/windows/VCprojects/pcsx2_2008.vcproj
index f8e1617bd5..ce25ff64eb 100644
--- a/pcsx2/windows/VCprojects/pcsx2_2008.vcproj
+++ b/pcsx2/windows/VCprojects/pcsx2_2008.vcproj
@@ -134,6 +134,7 @@
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 				Optimization="3"
+				WholeProgramOptimization="false"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories=""
 				PreprocessorDefinitions="NDEBUG"
 				StringPooling="true"