diff --git a/appveyor.yml b/appveyor.yml
index 30c009c2a..ab1040434 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 /DDISABLE_OPENMP=1  /logger:"C:\Program Files\AppVeyor\BuildAgent\Appveyor.MSBuildLogger.dll"
 
-build:
-  project: windows\xgboost.sln
+build: off
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