diff --git a/PC/VS8.0/pyd.vsprops b/PC/VS8.0/pyd.vsprops
index e38b9615a23..34c21e15c5e 100644
--- a/PC/VS8.0/pyd.vsprops
+++ b/PC/VS8.0/pyd.vsprops
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="Windows-1252"?>
 <VisualStudioPropertySheet
 	ProjectType="Visual C++"
 	Version="8.00"
diff --git a/PCbuild/pyd.vsprops b/PCbuild/pyd.vsprops
index ee79e7f1fb0..ce039eb9666 100644
--- a/PCbuild/pyd.vsprops
+++ b/PCbuild/pyd.vsprops
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="Windows-1252"?>
 <VisualStudioPropertySheet
 	ProjectType="Visual C++"
 	Version="8.00"