diff --git a/src/libs/vpatterndb/vpatterndb.pro b/src/libs/vpatterndb/vpatterndb.pro
index 9460a67d6..7a530554d 100644
--- a/src/libs/vpatterndb/vpatterndb.pro
+++ b/src/libs/vpatterndb/vpatterndb.pro
@@ -77,3 +77,8 @@ CONFIG(debug, debug|release){
         }
     }
 }
+
+win32-msvc*{
+    #VMisc static library
+    INCLUDEPATH += $$PWD/../vmisc
+}