diff --git a/src/tools/msvc/MSBuildProject.pm b/src/tools/msvc/MSBuildProject.pm
index d7638b4..27329f9 100644
*** a/src/tools/msvc/MSBuildProject.pm
--- b/src/tools/msvc/MSBuildProject.pm
*************** EOF
*** 63,83 ****
    </PropertyGroup>
  EOF
  
- 	# We have to use this flag on 32 bit targets because the 32bit perls
- 	# are built with it and sometimes crash if we don't.
- 	my $use_32bit_time_t =
- 	  $self->{platform} eq 'Win32' ? '_USE_32BIT_TIME_T;' : '';
- 
  	$self->WriteItemDefinitionGroup(
  		$f, 'Debug',
! 		{   defs    => "_DEBUG;DEBUG=1;$use_32bit_time_t",
  			opt     => 'Disabled',
  			strpool => 'false',
  			runtime => 'MultiThreadedDebugDLL' });
  	$self->WriteItemDefinitionGroup(
  		$f,
  		'Release',
! 		{   defs    => "$use_32bit_time_t",
  			opt     => 'Full',
  			strpool => 'true',
  			runtime => 'MultiThreadedDLL' });
--- 63,78 ----
    </PropertyGroup>
  EOF
  
  	$self->WriteItemDefinitionGroup(
  		$f, 'Debug',
! 		{   defs    => "_DEBUG;DEBUG=1",
  			opt     => 'Disabled',
  			strpool => 'false',
  			runtime => 'MultiThreadedDebugDLL' });
  	$self->WriteItemDefinitionGroup(
  		$f,
  		'Release',
! 		{   defs    => "",
  			opt     => 'Full',
  			strpool => 'true',
  			runtime => 'MultiThreadedDLL' });
diff --git a/src/tools/msvc/Mkvcbuild.pm b/src/tools/msvc/Mkvcbuild.pm
index a7e3a01..940bef6 100644
*** a/src/tools/msvc/Mkvcbuild.pm
--- b/src/tools/msvc/Mkvcbuild.pm
*************** sub mkvcbuild
*** 522,528 ****
  		my @perl_embed_ccflags;
  		foreach my $f (split(" ",$Config{ccflags}))
  		{
! 			if ($f =~ /^-D[^_]/)
  			{
  				$f =~ s/\-D//;
  				push(@perl_embed_ccflags, $f);
--- 522,529 ----
  		my @perl_embed_ccflags;
  		foreach my $f (split(" ",$Config{ccflags}))
  		{
! 			if ($f =~ /^-D[^_]/ ||
! 			    $f =~ /^-D_USE_32BIT_TIME_T/)
  			{
  				$f =~ s/\-D//;
  				push(@perl_embed_ccflags, $f);
diff --git a/src/tools/msvc/VCBuildProject.pm b/src/tools/msvc/VCBuildProject.pm
index a8d75d8..669ba17 100644
*** a/src/tools/msvc/VCBuildProject.pm
--- b/src/tools/msvc/VCBuildProject.pm
*************** sub WriteHeader
*** 33,47 ****
   <Configurations>
  EOF
  
- 	# We have to use this flag on 32 bit targets because the 32bit perls
- 	# are built with it and sometimes crash if we don't.
- 	my $use_32bit_time_t =
- 	  $self->{platform} eq 'Win32' ? '_USE_32BIT_TIME_T;' : '';
- 
- 
  	$self->WriteConfiguration(
  		$f, 'Debug',
! 		{   defs     => "_DEBUG;DEBUG=1;$use_32bit_time_t",
  			wholeopt => 0,
  			opt      => 0,
  			strpool  => 'false',
--- 33,41 ----
   <Configurations>
  EOF
  
  	$self->WriteConfiguration(
  		$f, 'Debug',
! 		{   defs     => "_DEBUG;DEBUG=1",
  			wholeopt => 0,
  			opt      => 0,
  			strpool  => 'false',
*************** EOF
*** 49,55 ****
  	$self->WriteConfiguration(
  		$f,
  		'Release',
! 		{   defs     => "$use_32bit_time_t",
  			wholeopt => 0,
  			opt      => 3,
  			strpool  => 'true',
--- 43,49 ----
  	$self->WriteConfiguration(
  		$f,
  		'Release',
! 		{   defs     => "",
  			wholeopt => 0,
  			opt      => 3,
  			strpool  => 'true',