diff --git a/devtools/create_project/visualstudio.cpp b/devtools/create_project/visualstudio.cpp
index f7c9a18f74d..faa941e0645 100644
--- a/devtools/create_project/visualstudio.cpp
+++ b/devtools/create_project/visualstudio.cpp
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ void VisualStudioProvider::createProjectFile(const std::string &name, const std:
 
 void VisualStudioProvider::outputConfiguration(std::ostream &project, const BuildSetup &setup, const std::string &libraries, const std::string &config, const std::string &platform, const std::string &props, const bool isWin32) {
 	project << "\t\t<Configuration Name=\"" << config << "|" << platform << "\" ConfigurationType=\"1\" InheritedPropertySheets=\".\\" << setup.projectDescription << "_" << config << props << ".vsprops\">\n"
-	           "\t\t\t<Tool\tName=\"VCCLCompilerTool\" DisableLanguageExtensions=\"false\" />\n"
+	           "\t\t\t<Tool\tName=\"VCCLCompilerTool\" DisableLanguageExtensions=\"false\" DebugInformationFormat=\"3\" />\n"
 	           "\t\t\t<Tool\tName=\"VCLinkerTool\" OutputFile=\"$(OutDir)/" << setup.projectName << ".exe\"\n"
 	           "\t\t\t\tAdditionalDependencies=\"" << libraries << "\"\n"
 	           "\t\t\t/>\n";