diff --git a/ide/vs2022/mimalloc-lib.vcxproj b/ide/vs2022/mimalloc-lib.vcxproj
index 95b516ec..abdac1d1 100644
--- a/ide/vs2022/mimalloc-lib.vcxproj
+++ b/ide/vs2022/mimalloc-lib.vcxproj
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@
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-      <CompileAs>CompileAsC</CompileAs>
+      <CompileAs>CompileAsCpp</CompileAs>
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       <LanguageStandard>stdcpp20</LanguageStandard>
     </ClCompile>