diff --git a/MapConverter/MapConverter.csproj b/MapConverter/MapConverter.csproj
index 078f621541..8990e4c937 100644
--- a/MapConverter/MapConverter.csproj
+++ b/MapConverter/MapConverter.csproj
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
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+    <PlatformTarget>x86</PlatformTarget>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Release|AnyCPU' ">
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