diff --git a/compiler/extccomp.nim b/compiler/extccomp.nim
index 6aa14f4a4d..9b5d164577 100644
--- a/compiler/extccomp.nim
+++ b/compiler/extccomp.nim
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ compiler vcc:
     optSize: " /O1 /G7 ",
     compilerExe: "cl",
     cppCompiler: "cl",
-    compileTmpl: "/c$vccplatform$options $include /Fo$objfile $file",
+    compileTmpl: "/c$vccplatform $options $include /Fo$objfile $file",
     buildGui: " /link /SUBSYSTEM:WINDOWS ",
     buildDll: " /LD",
     buildLib: "lib /OUT:$libfile $objfiles",