diff --git a/scripts/pugixml_vs2017.vcxproj b/scripts/pugixml_vs2017.vcxproj
index c1c9745..8a54db7 100644
--- a/scripts/pugixml_vs2017.vcxproj
+++ b/scripts/pugixml_vs2017.vcxproj
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
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     <UseDebugLibraries>false</UseDebugLibraries>
     <PlatformToolset>v141</PlatformToolset>
-    <WholeProgramOptimization>true</WholeProgramOptimization>
+    <WholeProgramOptimization>false</WholeProgramOptimization>
     <CharacterSet>Unicode</CharacterSet>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|x64'" Label="Configuration">
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
     <ConfigurationType>StaticLibrary</ConfigurationType>
     <UseDebugLibraries>false</UseDebugLibraries>
     <PlatformToolset>v141</PlatformToolset>
-    <WholeProgramOptimization>true</WholeProgramOptimization>
+    <WholeProgramOptimization>false</WholeProgramOptimization>
     <CharacterSet>Unicode</CharacterSet>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.props" />
@@ -169,4 +169,4 @@
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.targets" />
   <ImportGroup Label="ExtensionTargets">
   </ImportGroup>
-</Project>
\ No newline at end of file
+</Project>
diff --git a/scripts/pugixml_vs2017_static.vcxproj b/scripts/pugixml_vs2017_static.vcxproj
index 68a862f..327ee69 100644
--- a/scripts/pugixml_vs2017_static.vcxproj
+++ b/scripts/pugixml_vs2017_static.vcxproj
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
     <ConfigurationType>StaticLibrary</ConfigurationType>
     <UseDebugLibraries>false</UseDebugLibraries>
     <PlatformToolset>v141</PlatformToolset>
-    <WholeProgramOptimization>true</WholeProgramOptimization>
+    <WholeProgramOptimization>false</WholeProgramOptimization>
     <CharacterSet>Unicode</CharacterSet>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|x64'" Label="Configuration">
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
     <ConfigurationType>StaticLibrary</ConfigurationType>
     <UseDebugLibraries>false</UseDebugLibraries>
     <PlatformToolset>v141</PlatformToolset>
-    <WholeProgramOptimization>true</WholeProgramOptimization>
+    <WholeProgramOptimization>false</WholeProgramOptimization>
     <CharacterSet>Unicode</CharacterSet>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.props" />