diff --git a/rpcs3/rpcs3.rc b/rpcs3/rpcs3.rc
deleted file mode 100644
index 232701db8ed4..000000000000
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diff --git a/rpcs3/rpcs3.vcxproj b/rpcs3/rpcs3.vcxproj
index 21b261172595..9e81a8b0a0bf 100644
--- a/rpcs3/rpcs3.vcxproj
+++ b/rpcs3/rpcs3.vcxproj
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@
     <ClCompile Include="XInputPadHandler.cpp" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
-    <ResourceCompile Include="rpcs3.rc" />
+    <ResourceCompile Include="rpcs3_.rc" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <ClInclude Include="..\Utilities\MTProgressDialog.h" />
diff --git a/rpcs3/rpcs3.vcxproj.filters b/rpcs3/rpcs3.vcxproj.filters
index efdd23231db4..9a9d85a30029 100644
--- a/rpcs3/rpcs3.vcxproj.filters
+++ b/rpcs3/rpcs3.vcxproj.filters
@@ -106,9 +106,6 @@
       <Filter>Gui</Filter>
     </ClCompile>
   </ItemGroup>
-  <ItemGroup>
-    <ResourceCompile Include="rpcs3.rc" />
-  </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <ClInclude Include="..\Utilities\MTProgressDialog.h">
       <Filter>Utilities</Filter>
@@ -208,4 +205,7 @@
   <ItemGroup>
     <Image Include="rpcs3.ico" />
   </ItemGroup>
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <ResourceCompile Include="rpcs3_.rc" />
+  </ItemGroup>
 </Project>
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diff --git a/rpcs3/rpcs3_.rc b/rpcs3/rpcs3_.rc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..25a6a4106da1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rpcs3/rpcs3_.rc
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+#include "resource.h"
+IDI_ICON1 ICON "rpcs3.ico"
+frame_icon ICON "rpcs3.ico"