diff --git a/appveyor.yml b/appveyor.yml
index 3f5011824..30c009c2a 100644
--- a/appveyor.yml
+++ b/appveyor.yml
@@ -30,6 +30,6 @@ install:
   - "SET PATH=%PYTHON%;%PYTHON%\\Scripts;%PATH%"
   - "python --version"
   - "python -c \"import struct; print(struct.calcsize('P') * 8)\""
-  - cmd: msbuild windows\xgboost.sln /openmp-
 
-build: off
+build:
+  project: windows\xgboost.sln