diff --git a/src/libretro/Stella.vcxproj b/src/libretro/Stella.vcxproj
index 945ac977f..5e1b47a2a 100644
--- a/src/libretro/Stella.vcxproj
+++ b/src/libretro/Stella.vcxproj
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@
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     <OutDir Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|x64'">$(Platform)\$(Configuration)\</OutDir>
     <IntDir Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|x64'">$(Platform)\$(Configuration)\</IntDir>
+    <TargetName>stella_libretro</TargetName>
     <CodeAnalysisRuleSet Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|Win32'">AllRules.ruleset</CodeAnalysisRuleSet>
     <CodeAnalysisRules Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|Win32'" />
     <CodeAnalysisRuleAssemblies Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|Win32'" />
@@ -65,9 +66,11 @@
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   <ItemDefinitionGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|Win32'">
     <ClCompile>
+      <Optimization>MaxSpeed</Optimization>
+      <InlineFunctionExpansion>Default</InlineFunctionExpansion>
       <OmitFramePointers>true</OmitFramePointers>
       <WholeProgramOptimization>false</WholeProgramOptimization>
-      <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>.\;SDL;zlib;libpng;..\emucore;..\emucore\tia;..\emucore\tia\frame-manager;..\common;..\common\tv_filters;..\gui;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
+      <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>.\;..\emucore;..\emucore\tia;..\emucore\tia\frame-manager;..\common;..\common\tv_filters;..\gui;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
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@@ -76,7 +79,6 @@
       <WarningLevel>Level4</WarningLevel>
       <DebugInformationFormat>ProgramDatabase</DebugInformationFormat>
       <ObjectFileName>$(IntDir)%(RelativeDir)</ObjectFileName>
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       <LanguageStandard>stdcpp17</LanguageStandard>
       <MultiProcessorCompilation>true</MultiProcessorCompilation>
       <DisableSpecificWarnings>4100;4127;4146;4244;%(DisableSpecificWarnings)</DisableSpecificWarnings>
@@ -102,10 +104,10 @@
       <TargetEnvironment>X64</TargetEnvironment>
     </Midl>
     <ClCompile>
-      <Optimization>Full</Optimization>
+      <Optimization>MaxSpeed</Optimization>
       <InlineFunctionExpansion>Default</InlineFunctionExpansion>
       <OmitFramePointers>true</OmitFramePointers>
-      <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>.\;SDL;zlib;libpng;..\emucore;..\emucore\tia;..\emucore\tia\frame-manager;..\common;..\common\tv_filters;..\gui;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
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       <PreprocessorDefinitions>__LIB_RETRO__;__WIN32__;NDEBUG;SOUND_SUPPORT;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
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@@ -412,4 +414,4 @@
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   <ImportGroup Label="ExtensionTargets">
   </ImportGroup>
-</Project>
\ No newline at end of file
+</Project>