diff --git a/toolsrc/vcpkg/vcpkg.vcxproj b/toolsrc/vcpkg/vcpkg.vcxproj
index c91bc2a751..fd8e5d33e1 100644
--- a/toolsrc/vcpkg/vcpkg.vcxproj
+++ b/toolsrc/vcpkg/vcpkg.vcxproj
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
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     <RootNamespace>vcpkg</RootNamespace>
     <WindowsTargetPlatformVersion>8.1</WindowsTargetPlatformVersion>
-    <PlatformToolset Condition="'$(PlatformToolset)' == ''">v140</PlatformToolset>
+    <PlatformToolset>v140</PlatformToolset>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.Default.props" />
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|Win32'" Label="Configuration">
diff --git a/toolsrc/vcpkglib/vcpkglib.vcxproj b/toolsrc/vcpkglib/vcpkglib.vcxproj
index 2a651e294a..ad15ea7ea7 100644
--- a/toolsrc/vcpkglib/vcpkglib.vcxproj
+++ b/toolsrc/vcpkglib/vcpkglib.vcxproj
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
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     <RootNamespace>vcpkglib</RootNamespace>
     <WindowsTargetPlatformVersion>8.1</WindowsTargetPlatformVersion>
-    <PlatformToolset Condition="'$(PlatformToolset)' == ''">v140</PlatformToolset>
+    <PlatformToolset>v140</PlatformToolset>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.Default.props" />
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|Win32'" Label="Configuration">
diff --git a/toolsrc/vcpkgmetricsuploader/vcpkgmetricsuploader.vcxproj b/toolsrc/vcpkgmetricsuploader/vcpkgmetricsuploader.vcxproj
index b66b7fd9df..cce816ab04 100644
--- a/toolsrc/vcpkgmetricsuploader/vcpkgmetricsuploader.vcxproj
+++ b/toolsrc/vcpkgmetricsuploader/vcpkgmetricsuploader.vcxproj
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <ProjectGuid>{7D6FDEEB-B299-4A23-85EE-F67C4DED47BE}</ProjectGuid>
     <RootNamespace>vcpkgmetricsuploader</RootNamespace>
     <WindowsTargetPlatformVersion>8.1</WindowsTargetPlatformVersion>
-    <PlatformToolset Condition="'$(PlatformToolset)' == ''">v140</PlatformToolset>
+    <PlatformToolset>v140</PlatformToolset>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.Default.props" />
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|Win32'" Label="Configuration">
diff --git a/toolsrc/vcpkgtest/vcpkgtest.vcxproj b/toolsrc/vcpkgtest/vcpkgtest.vcxproj
index 224500d829..c0a91ce50b 100644
--- a/toolsrc/vcpkgtest/vcpkgtest.vcxproj
+++ b/toolsrc/vcpkgtest/vcpkgtest.vcxproj
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
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     <RootNamespace>vcpkgtest</RootNamespace>
     <WindowsTargetPlatformVersion>8.1</WindowsTargetPlatformVersion>
-    <PlatformToolset Condition="'$(PlatformToolset)' == ''">v140</PlatformToolset>
+    <PlatformToolset>v140</PlatformToolset>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.Default.props" />
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|Win32'" Label="Configuration">