diff --git a/activemq-cpp/vs2008-build/activemq-cpp.vcproj b/activemq-cpp/vs2008-build/activemq-cpp.vcproj
index d947e718f..32200ad93 100644
--- a/activemq-cpp/vs2008-build/activemq-cpp.vcproj
+++ b/activemq-cpp/vs2008-build/activemq-cpp.vcproj
@@ -800,7 +800,7 @@
 				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 				UseUnicodeResponseFiles="false"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\src\main;"$(PLATFORM_SDK)\include";"$(CPPUNIT_DIST)\include";"$(APR_DIST)\include";"$(OPENSSL_DIST)\include""
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="HAVE_OPENSSL"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;NDEBUG;_LIB;WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN;_CRT_SECURE_NO_DEPRECATE;NOMINMAX;APR_DECLARE_STATIC;APU_DECLARE_STATIC;API_DECLARE_STATIC;$(NOINHERIT);HAVE_OPENSSL"
 				RuntimeLibrary="2"
 				UsePrecompiledHeader="0"
 				ObjectFile="$(IntDir)\$(ProjectName)\"