diff --git a/devtools/create_project/msbuild.cpp b/devtools/create_project/msbuild.cpp
index dd9917e4eea..6af9323fcd2 100644
--- a/devtools/create_project/msbuild.cpp
+++ b/devtools/create_project/msbuild.cpp
@@ -384,7 +384,7 @@ void MSBuildProvider::createBuildProp(const BuildSetup &setup, bool isRelease, b
 	if (isRelease) {
 		properties << "\t\t\t<IntrinsicFunctions>true</IntrinsicFunctions>\n"
 		              "\t\t\t<WholeProgramOptimization>true</WholeProgramOptimization>\n"
-		              "\t\t\t<PreprocessorDefinitions>WIN32;RELEASE_BUILD;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>\n"
+		              "\t\t\t<PreprocessorDefinitions>WIN32;DISABLE_GUI_BUILTIN_THEME;RELEASE_BUILD;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>\n"
 		              "\t\t\t<StringPooling>true</StringPooling>\n"
 		              "\t\t\t<BufferSecurityCheck>false</BufferSecurityCheck>\n"
 		              "\t\t\t<DebugInformationFormat></DebugInformationFormat>\n"
@@ -396,7 +396,7 @@ void MSBuildProvider::createBuildProp(const BuildSetup &setup, bool isRelease, b
 		              "\t\t\t<SetChecksum>true</SetChecksum>\n";
 	} else {
 		properties << "\t\t\t<Optimization>Disabled</Optimization>\n"
-		              "\t\t\t<PreprocessorDefinitions>WIN32;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>\n"
+		              "\t\t\t<PreprocessorDefinitions>WIN32;DISABLE_GUI_BUILTIN_THEME;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>\n"
 		              "\t\t\t<MinimalRebuild>true</MinimalRebuild>\n"
 		              "\t\t\t<BasicRuntimeChecks>EnableFastChecks</BasicRuntimeChecks>\n"
 		              "\t\t\t<RuntimeLibrary>MultiThreadedDebug</RuntimeLibrary>\n"