diff --git a/icu4c/source/test/cintltst/cintltst.dsp b/icu4c/source/test/cintltst/cintltst.dsp
index f0184f6fa75..adcbdd8dc3d 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/test/cintltst/cintltst.dsp
+++ b/icu4c/source/test/cintltst/cintltst.dsp
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ RSC=rc.exe
 # PROP Ignore_Export_Lib 0
 # PROP Target_Dir ""
 # ADD BASE CPP /nologo /W3 /GX /O2 /D "WIN32" /D "NDEBUG" /D "_CONSOLE" /D "_MBCS" /YX /FD /c
-# ADD CPP /nologo /MDd /W3 /GX /I "..\..\..\include" /I "..\..\tools\ctestfw" /I "..\..\common" /D "WIN32" /D "NDEBUG" /D "_CONSOLE" /D "_MBCS" /YX /FD /c
+# ADD CPP /nologo /MD /W3 /GX /I "..\..\..\include" /I "..\..\tools\ctestfw" /I "..\..\common" /D "WIN32" /D "NDEBUG" /D "_CONSOLE" /D "_MBCS" /YX /FD /c
 # ADD BASE RSC /l 0x409 /d "NDEBUG"
 # ADD RSC /l 0x409 /d "NDEBUG"
 BSC32=bscmake.exe
diff --git a/icu4c/source/tools/gencol/gencol.dsp b/icu4c/source/tools/gencol/gencol.dsp
index 5e0e7e8cc78..b88b209d3c6 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/tools/gencol/gencol.dsp
+++ b/icu4c/source/tools/gencol/gencol.dsp
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ RSC=rc.exe
 # PROP Ignore_Export_Lib 0
 # PROP Target_Dir ""
 # ADD BASE CPP /nologo /W3 /GX /O2 /D "WIN32" /D "NDEBUG" /D "_CONSOLE" /D "_MBCS" /YX /FD /c
-# ADD CPP /nologo /MT /W3 /GX /I "..\..\..\include" /I "..\..\..\source\common" /I "..\..\..\source\i18n" /D "WIN32" /D "NDEBUG" /D "_CONSOLE" /D "_MBCS" /YX /FD /c
+# ADD CPP /nologo /MD /W3 /GX /I "..\..\..\include" /I "..\..\..\source\common" /I "..\..\..\source\i18n" /D "WIN32" /D "NDEBUG" /D "_CONSOLE" /D "_MBCS" /YX /FD /c
 # ADD BASE RSC /l 0x409 /d "NDEBUG"
 # ADD RSC /l 0x409 /d "NDEBUG"
 BSC32=bscmake.exe
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ LINK32=link.exe
 # PROP Ignore_Export_Lib 0
 # PROP Target_Dir ""
 # ADD BASE CPP /nologo /W3 /Gm /GX /ZI /Od /D "WIN32" /D "_DEBUG" /D "_CONSOLE" /D "_MBCS" /YX /FD /GZ /c
-# ADD CPP /nologo /MTd /W3 /Gm /GX /ZI /Od /I "..\..\..\include" /I "..\..\..\source\common" /I "..\..\..\source\i18n" /D "WIN32" /D "_DEBUG" /D "_CONSOLE" /D "_MBCS" /YX /FD /GZ /c
+# ADD CPP /nologo /MDd /W3 /Gm /GX /ZI /Od /I "..\..\..\include" /I "..\..\..\source\common" /I "..\..\..\source\i18n" /D "WIN32" /D "_DEBUG" /D "_CONSOLE" /D "_MBCS" /YX /FD /GZ /c
 # ADD BASE RSC /l 0x409 /d "_DEBUG"
 # ADD RSC /l 0x409 /d "_DEBUG"
 BSC32=bscmake.exe
diff --git a/icu4c/source/tools/genrb/genrb.dsp b/icu4c/source/tools/genrb/genrb.dsp
index 64b6e181f93..67c9391e42b 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/tools/genrb/genrb.dsp
+++ b/icu4c/source/tools/genrb/genrb.dsp
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ RSC=rc.exe
 # PROP Ignore_Export_Lib 0
 # PROP Target_Dir ""
 # ADD BASE CPP /nologo /W3 /GX /O2 /D "WIN32" /D "NDEBUG" /D "_CONSOLE" /D "_MBCS" /YX /FD /c
-# ADD CPP /nologo /MT /Za /W3 /GX /I "..\..\..\include" /I "..\..\..\source\common" /D "WIN32" /D "NDEBUG" /D "_CONSOLE" /D "_MBCS" /YX /FD /c
+# ADD CPP /nologo /MD /Za /W3 /GX /I "..\..\..\include" /I "..\..\..\source\common" /D "WIN32" /D "NDEBUG" /D "_CONSOLE" /D "_MBCS" /YX /FD /c
 # ADD BASE RSC /l 0x409 /d "NDEBUG"
 # ADD RSC /l 0x409 /d "NDEBUG"
 BSC32=bscmake.exe
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ LINK32=link.exe
 # PROP Ignore_Export_Lib 0
 # PROP Target_Dir ""
 # ADD BASE CPP /nologo /W3 /Gm /GX /ZI /Od /D "WIN32" /D "_DEBUG" /D "_CONSOLE" /D "_MBCS" /YX /FD /GZ /c
-# ADD CPP /nologo /MTd /Za /W3 /Gm /GX /ZI /Od /I "..\..\..\include" /I "..\..\..\source\common" /D "WIN32" /D "_DEBUG" /D "_CONSOLE" /D "_MBCS" /YX /FD /GZ /c
+# ADD CPP /nologo /MDd /Za /W3 /Gm /GX /ZI /Od /I "..\..\..\include" /I "..\..\..\source\common" /D "WIN32" /D "_DEBUG" /D "_CONSOLE" /D "_MBCS" /YX /FD /GZ /c
 # ADD BASE RSC /l 0x409 /d "_DEBUG"
 # ADD RSC /l 0x409 /d "_DEBUG"
 BSC32=bscmake.exe
diff --git a/icu4c/source/tools/makeconv/makeconv.dsp b/icu4c/source/tools/makeconv/makeconv.dsp
index 0e891deef3a..c2aa496e5d4 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/tools/makeconv/makeconv.dsp
+++ b/icu4c/source/tools/makeconv/makeconv.dsp
@@ -42,8 +42,7 @@ RSC=rc.exe
 # PROP Ignore_Export_Lib 0
 # PROP Target_Dir ""
 # ADD BASE CPP /nologo /W3 /GX /O2 /D "WIN32" /D "NDEBUG" /D "_CONSOLE" /D "_MBCS" /YX /FD /c
-# ADD CPP /nologo /MT /W3 /GX /I "..\..\..\include" /I "..\..\..\source\common" /D "WIN32" /D "NDEBUG" /D "_CONSOLE" /D "_MBCS" /YX /FD /c
-# SUBTRACT CPP /O<none>
+# ADD CPP /nologo /MD /W3 /GX /I "..\..\..\include" /I "..\..\..\source\common" /D "WIN32" /D "NDEBUG" /D "_CONSOLE" /D "_MBCS" /YX /FD /c
 # ADD BASE RSC /l 0x409 /d "NDEBUG"
 # ADD RSC /l 0x409 /d "NDEBUG"
 BSC32=bscmake.exe
@@ -67,7 +66,7 @@ LINK32=link.exe
 # PROP Ignore_Export_Lib 0
 # PROP Target_Dir ""
 # ADD BASE CPP /nologo /W3 /Gm /GX /ZI /Od /D "WIN32" /D "_DEBUG" /D "_CONSOLE" /D "_MBCS" /YX /FD /GZ /c
-# ADD CPP /nologo /MTd /W3 /Gm /GX /ZI /Od /I "..\..\..\include" /I "..\..\..\source\common" /D "WIN32" /D "_DEBUG" /D "_CONSOLE" /D "_MBCS" /YX /FD /GZ /c
+# ADD CPP /nologo /MDd /W3 /Gm /GX /ZI /Od /I "..\..\..\include" /I "..\..\..\source\common" /D "WIN32" /D "_DEBUG" /D "_CONSOLE" /D "_MBCS" /YX /FD /GZ /c
 # ADD BASE RSC /l 0x409 /d "_DEBUG"
 # ADD RSC /l 0x409 /d "_DEBUG"
 BSC32=bscmake.exe