diff --git a/scripts/build.py b/scripts/build.py
index d411cb7d6..d30fbf8af 100644
--- a/scripts/build.py
+++ b/scripts/build.py
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ class MSVCBuilder(Builder):
 
     def _specific_prepare(self):
         if self.word_size == '32':
-            vs_env = get_vs_env('x86')
+            vs_env = get_vs_env('amd64_x86')
         else:
             vs_env = get_vs_env('amd64')