diff --git a/.appveyor.yml b/.appveyor.yml
index 994df8d9..1f28721d 100644
--- a/.appveyor.yml
+++ b/.appveyor.yml
@@ -12,10 +12,11 @@ configuration: Release
 
 install:
   - set QTDIR=C:\Qt\5.8\msvc2015_64
-  - set PATH=%PATH%;%QTDIR%\bin;C:\MinGW\bin
+  - set PATH=%PATH%;%QTDIR%\bin
+  - set QMAKESPEC=win32-msvc2015
 
 # to run your custom scripts instead of automatic MSBuild
 build_script:
   - cd apps/tridecimator
-  - qmake
+  - qmake -d -tp vc 
   - msbuild
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