diff --git a/PC/VS9.0/pyproject.vsprops b/PC/VS9.0/pyproject.vsprops
index 06c6c787d9a6..18581ba2cee6 100644
--- a/PC/VS9.0/pyproject.vsprops
+++ b/PC/VS9.0/pyproject.vsprops
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
 	/>
 	<UserMacro
 		Name="opensslDir"
-		Value="$(externalsDir)\openssl-1.0.1r"
+		Value="$(externalsDir)\openssl-1.0.1d"
 	/>
 	<UserMacro
 		Name="tcltkDir"