diff --git a/libfabric.vcxproj b/libfabric.vcxproj
index b1c221f613b..c6b9483e5aa 100644
--- a/libfabric.vcxproj
+++ b/libfabric.vcxproj
@@ -20,15 +20,15 @@
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|x64'" Label="Configuration">
     <ConfigurationType>DynamicLibrary</ConfigurationType>
     <UseDebugLibraries>true</UseDebugLibraries>
-    <PlatformToolset>Intel C++ Compiler XE 13.0</PlatformToolset>
-    <CharacterSet>Unicode</CharacterSet>
+    <PlatformToolset>Intel C++ Compiler XE 15.0</PlatformToolset>
+    <CharacterSet>MultiByte</CharacterSet>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|x64'" Label="Configuration">
     <ConfigurationType>DynamicLibrary</ConfigurationType>
     <UseDebugLibraries>false</UseDebugLibraries>
-    <PlatformToolset>Intel C++ Compiler XE 13.0</PlatformToolset>
+    <PlatformToolset>Intel C++ Compiler XE 15.0</PlatformToolset>
     <WholeProgramOptimization>true</WholeProgramOptimization>
-    <CharacterSet>Unicode</CharacterSet>
+    <CharacterSet>MultiByte</CharacterSet>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.props" />
   <ImportGroup Label="ExtensionSettings">