diff --git a/source/dub/generators/visuald.d b/source/dub/generators/visuald.d
index 5a6a216..981f29c 100644
--- a/source/dub/generators/visuald.d
+++ b/source/dub/generators/visuald.d
@@ -30,6 +30,15 @@
 
 // TODO: handle pre/post build commands
 
+string vsCpuArchitecture(string architecture)
+{
+  switch(architecture) {
+    default: logWarn("Unsupported platform('%s'), defaulting to x86", architecture); goto case;
+    case "x86": return "Win32";
+    case "x86_64": return "x64";
+  }
+}
+
 
 class VisualDGenerator : ProjectGenerator {
 	private {
@@ -96,12 +105,12 @@
 			// Global section contains configurations
 			ret.put("Global\n");
 			ret.put("\tGlobalSection(SolutionConfigurationPlatforms) = preSolution\n");
-			ret.formattedWrite("\t\t%s|Win32 = %s|Win32\n", settings.buildType, settings.buildType);
+			ret.formattedWrite("\t\t%s|%s = %s|%s\n", settings.buildType, settings.platform.architecture[0].vsCpuArchitecture, settings.buildType, settings.platform.architecture[0].vsCpuArchitecture);
 			ret.put("\tEndGlobalSection\n");
 			ret.put("\tGlobalSection(ProjectConfigurationPlatforms) = postSolution\n");
 
 			const string[] sub = ["ActiveCfg", "Build.0"];
-			const string[] conf = [settings.buildType~"|Win32"];
+			const string[] conf = [settings.buildType~"|"~settings.platform.architecture[0].vsCpuArchitecture];
 			auto projectUuid = guid(mainpack);
 			foreach (t; targets.byKey)
 				foreach (c; conf)
@@ -250,12 +259,7 @@
 			}
 
 			foreach(architecture; settings.platform.architecture) {
-				string arch;
-				switch(architecture) {
-					default: logWarn("Unsupported platform('%s'), defaulting to x86", architecture); goto case;
-					case "x86": arch = "Win32"; break;
-					case "x86_64": arch = "x64"; break;
-				}
+        auto arch = architecture.vsCpuArchitecture;
 				ret.formattedWrite("  <Config name=\"%s\" platform=\"%s\">\n", to!string(type), arch);
 
 				// FIXME: handle compiler options in an abstract way instead of searching for DMD specific flags