diff --git a/windows/xgboost.sln b/windows/xgboost.sln
index cdfe1548e..f2b08a456 100644
--- a/windows/xgboost.sln
+++ b/windows/xgboost.sln
@@ -2,9 +2,14 @@
 Microsoft Visual Studio Solution File, Format Version 11.00
 # Visual Studio 2010
 Project("{8BC9CEB8-8B4A-11D0-8D11-00A0C91BC942}") = "xgboost", "xgboost\xgboost.vcxproj", "{19766C3F-7508-49D0-BAAC-0988FCC9970C}"
+	ProjectSection(ProjectDependencies) = postProject
+		{D7B77D06-4F5F-4BD7-B81E-7CC8EBBE684F} = {D7B77D06-4F5F-4BD7-B81E-7CC8EBBE684F}
+	EndProjectSection
 EndProject
 Project("{8BC9CEB8-8B4A-11D0-8D11-00A0C91BC942}") = "xgboost_wrapper", "xgboost_wrapper\xgboost_wrapper.vcxproj", "{B0E22ADD-7849-4D3A-BDC6-0932C5F11ED5}"
 EndProject
+Project("{8BC9CEB8-8B4A-11D0-8D11-00A0C91BC942}") = "rabit", "..\subtree\rabit\windows\rabit\rabit.vcxproj", "{D7B77D06-4F5F-4BD7-B81E-7CC8EBBE684F}"
+EndProject
 Global
 	GlobalSection(SolutionConfigurationPlatforms) = preSolution
 		Debug|Win32 = Debug|Win32
@@ -28,6 +33,14 @@ Global
 		{B0E22ADD-7849-4D3A-BDC6-0932C5F11ED5}.Release|Win32.Build.0 = Release|Win32
 		{B0E22ADD-7849-4D3A-BDC6-0932C5F11ED5}.Release|x64.ActiveCfg = Release|x64
 		{B0E22ADD-7849-4D3A-BDC6-0932C5F11ED5}.Release|x64.Build.0 = Release|x64
+		{D7B77D06-4F5F-4BD7-B81E-7CC8EBBE684F}.Debug|Win32.ActiveCfg = Debug|Win32
+		{D7B77D06-4F5F-4BD7-B81E-7CC8EBBE684F}.Debug|Win32.Build.0 = Debug|Win32
+		{D7B77D06-4F5F-4BD7-B81E-7CC8EBBE684F}.Debug|x64.ActiveCfg = Debug|x64
+		{D7B77D06-4F5F-4BD7-B81E-7CC8EBBE684F}.Debug|x64.Build.0 = Debug|x64
+		{D7B77D06-4F5F-4BD7-B81E-7CC8EBBE684F}.Release|Win32.ActiveCfg = Release|Win32
+		{D7B77D06-4F5F-4BD7-B81E-7CC8EBBE684F}.Release|Win32.Build.0 = Release|Win32
+		{D7B77D06-4F5F-4BD7-B81E-7CC8EBBE684F}.Release|x64.ActiveCfg = Release|x64
+		{D7B77D06-4F5F-4BD7-B81E-7CC8EBBE684F}.Release|x64.Build.0 = Release|x64
 	EndGlobalSection
 	GlobalSection(SolutionProperties) = preSolution
 		HideSolutionNode = FALSE
diff --git a/windows/xgboost/xgboost.vcxproj b/windows/xgboost/xgboost.vcxproj
index 8cdd5b6a9..ea8f03c21 100644
--- a/windows/xgboost/xgboost.vcxproj
+++ b/windows/xgboost/xgboost.vcxproj
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@
     <ClCompile Include="..\..\src\io\io.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="..\..\src\tree\updater.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="..\..\src\xgboost_main.cpp" />
-    <ClCompile Include="..\..\subtree\rabit\src\engine_empty.cc" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Label="Globals">
     <ProjectGuid>{19766C3F-7508-49D0-BAAC-0988FCC9970C}</ProjectGuid>
@@ -107,12 +106,13 @@
       <FunctionLevelLinking>true</FunctionLevelLinking>
       <IntrinsicFunctions>true</IntrinsicFunctions>
       <OpenMPSupport>true</OpenMPSupport>
+      <RuntimeLibrary>MultiThreaded</RuntimeLibrary>
     </ClCompile>
     <Link>
       <GenerateDebugInformation>true</GenerateDebugInformation>
       <EnableCOMDATFolding>true</EnableCOMDATFolding>
       <OptimizeReferences>true</OptimizeReferences>
-      <AdditionalDependencies>ws2_32.lib;%(AdditionalDependencies)</AdditionalDependencies>
+      <AdditionalDependencies>$(OutDir)\rabit.lib;%(AdditionalDependencies)</AdditionalDependencies>
     </Link>
   </ItemDefinitionGroup>
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.targets" />
diff --git a/windows/xgboost_wrapper/xgboost_wrapper.vcxproj b/windows/xgboost_wrapper/xgboost_wrapper.vcxproj
index ecd9ed719..79788259d 100644
--- a/windows/xgboost_wrapper/xgboost_wrapper.vcxproj
+++ b/windows/xgboost_wrapper/xgboost_wrapper.vcxproj
@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@
       <FunctionLevelLinking>true</FunctionLevelLinking>
       <IntrinsicFunctions>true</IntrinsicFunctions>
       <OpenMPSupport>true</OpenMPSupport>
+      <RuntimeLibrary>MultiThreaded</RuntimeLibrary>
     </ClCompile>
     <Link>
       <GenerateDebugInformation>true</GenerateDebugInformation>