diff --git a/OpenRa.Game/OpenRa.Game.csproj b/OpenRa.Game/OpenRa.Game.csproj
index 28ec54a56a..438fc375bb 100644
--- a/OpenRa.Game/OpenRa.Game.csproj
+++ b/OpenRa.Game/OpenRa.Game.csproj
@@ -34,23 +34,23 @@
     </StartupObject>
     <ApplicationIcon>OpenRA.ico</ApplicationIcon>
   </PropertyGroup>
-  <PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Debug|AnyCPU' ">
+  <PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Debug|x86' ">
     <DebugSymbols>true</DebugSymbols>
     <OutputPath>bin\Debug\</OutputPath>
     <DefineConstants>TRACE;DEBUG;SANITY_CHECKS</DefineConstants>
     <AllowUnsafeBlocks>true</AllowUnsafeBlocks>
     <DebugType>full</DebugType>
-    <PlatformTarget>AnyCPU</PlatformTarget>
+    <PlatformTarget>x86</PlatformTarget>
     <UseVSHostingProcess>false</UseVSHostingProcess>
     <ErrorReport>prompt</ErrorReport>
   </PropertyGroup>
-  <PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Release|AnyCPU' ">
+  <PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Release|x86' ">
     <OutputPath>bin\Release\</OutputPath>
     <DefineConstants>TRACE</DefineConstants>
     <AllowUnsafeBlocks>true</AllowUnsafeBlocks>
     <Optimize>true</Optimize>
     <DebugType>pdbonly</DebugType>
-    <PlatformTarget>AnyCPU</PlatformTarget>
+    <PlatformTarget>x86</PlatformTarget>
     <UseVSHostingProcess>false</UseVSHostingProcess>
     <ErrorReport>prompt</ErrorReport>
   </PropertyGroup>
diff --git a/OpenRa.sln b/OpenRa.sln
index eab68ff896..1883023f3d 100644
--- a/OpenRa.sln
+++ b/OpenRa.sln
@@ -25,10 +25,9 @@ Global
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 		{BDAEAB25-991E-46A7-AF1E-4F0E03358DAA}.Release|Any CPU.Build.0 = Release|Any CPU
-		{0DFB103F-2962-400F-8C6D-E2C28CCBA633}.Debug|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Debug|Any CPU
-		{0DFB103F-2962-400F-8C6D-E2C28CCBA633}.Debug|Any CPU.Build.0 = Debug|Any CPU
-		{0DFB103F-2962-400F-8C6D-E2C28CCBA633}.Release|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Release|Any CPU
-		{0DFB103F-2962-400F-8C6D-E2C28CCBA633}.Release|Any CPU.Build.0 = Release|Any CPU
+		{0DFB103F-2962-400F-8C6D-E2C28CCBA633}.Debug|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Debug|x86
+		{0DFB103F-2962-400F-8C6D-E2C28CCBA633}.Debug|Any CPU.Build.0 = Debug|x86
+		{0DFB103F-2962-400F-8C6D-E2C28CCBA633}.Release|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Release|x86
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