diff --git a/visualc/sharedspice.vcxproj b/visualc/sharedspice.vcxproj
index ed6263cf3..c2788e847 100644
--- a/visualc/sharedspice.vcxproj
+++ b/visualc/sharedspice.vcxproj
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
     </ProjectConfiguration>
   </ItemGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Label="Globals">
+    <ProjectName>ngspice</ProjectName>
     <ProjectGuid>{83E315C7-EDD3-4F6B-AF28-87A92A4FA49A}</ProjectGuid>
     <Keyword>Win32Proj</Keyword>
   </PropertyGroup>
@@ -92,7 +93,7 @@
     </ClCompile>
     <Link>
       <AdditionalDependencies>psapi.lib;%(AdditionalDependencies)</AdditionalDependencies>
-      <OutputFile>$(OutDir)ngspice.dll</OutputFile>
+      <OutputFile>$(OutDir)$(ProjectName).dll</OutputFile>
       <GenerateDebugInformation>true</GenerateDebugInformation>
       <GenerateMapFile>false</GenerateMapFile>
       <SubSystem>Windows</SubSystem>
@@ -135,7 +136,7 @@
     </ClCompile>
     <Link>
       <AdditionalDependencies>psapi.lib;%(AdditionalDependencies)</AdditionalDependencies>
-      <OutputFile>$(OutDir)ngspice.dll</OutputFile>
+      <OutputFile>$(OutDir)$(ProjectName).dll</OutputFile>
       <GenerateDebugInformation>false</GenerateDebugInformation>
       <SubSystem>Windows</SubSystem>
       <HeapReserveSize>0</HeapReserveSize>
@@ -180,7 +181,7 @@
     </ClCompile>
     <Link>
       <AdditionalDependencies>psapi.lib;%(AdditionalDependencies)</AdditionalDependencies>
-      <OutputFile>$(OutDir)ngspice.dll</OutputFile>
+      <OutputFile>$(OutDir)$(ProjectName).dll</OutputFile>
       <GenerateDebugInformation>false</GenerateDebugInformation>
       <SubSystem>Windows</SubSystem>
       <HeapReserveSize>0</HeapReserveSize>