diff --git a/PCbuild/xxlimited.vcxproj b/PCbuild/xxlimited.vcxproj
index f9770d9ffdc..abf41f96827 100644
--- a/PCbuild/xxlimited.vcxproj
+++ b/PCbuild/xxlimited.vcxproj
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@
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-      <PreprocessorDefinitions>NDEBUG;_WIN32;_WINDLL;Py_LIMITED_API</PreprocessorDefinitions>
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@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@
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-      <PreprocessorDefinitions>Py_LIMITED_API;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
+      <PreprocessorDefinitions>Py_LIMITED_API=0x03040000;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
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     <Link>
       <AdditionalDependencies>wsock32.lib;%(AdditionalDependencies)</AdditionalDependencies>
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@
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-      <PreprocessorDefinitions>Py_LIMITED_API;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
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     <Link>
       <AdditionalDependencies>wsock32.lib;%(AdditionalDependencies)</AdditionalDependencies>