diff --git a/sourcepawn/compiler/msvc8/spcomp.vcproj b/sourcepawn/compiler/msvc8/spcomp.vcproj
index e430f784..dd1b4e85 100644
--- a/sourcepawn/compiler/msvc8/spcomp.vcproj
+++ b/sourcepawn/compiler/msvc8/spcomp.vcproj
@@ -116,6 +116,10 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
+				EnableIntrinsicFunctions="true"
+				FavorSizeOrSpeed="1"
+				OmitFramePointers="true"
+				WholeProgramOptimization="false"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\include"
 				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;NDEBUG;_CONSOLE;_CRT_SECURE_NO_DEPRECATE"
 				RuntimeLibrary="0"