diff --git a/http_parser.gyp b/http_parser.gyp
index e9183b8..c6eada7 100644
--- a/http_parser.gyp
+++ b/http_parser.gyp
@@ -6,14 +6,43 @@
 #   ./out/Debug/test 
 {
   'target_defaults': {
+    'default_configuration': 'Debug',
     'configurations': {
+      # TODO: hoist these out and put them somewhere common, because
+      #       RuntimeLibrary MUST MATCH across the entire project
       'Debug': {
-        'defines': [ 'DEBUG', '_DEBUG' ]
+        'defines': [ 'DEBUG', '_DEBUG' ],
+        'msvs_settings': {
+          'VCCLCompilerTool': {
+            'RuntimeLibrary': 1, # static debug
+          },
+        },
       },
       'Release': {
-        'defines': [ 'NDEBUG' ]
+        'defines': [ 'NDEBUG' ],
+        'msvs_settings': {
+          'VCCLCompilerTool': {
+            'RuntimeLibrary': 0, # static release
+          },
+        },
       }
-    }
+    },
+    'msvs_settings': {
+      'VCCLCompilerTool': {
+      },
+      'VCLibrarianTool': {
+      },
+      'VCLinkerTool': {
+        'GenerateDebugInformation': 'true',
+      },
+    },
+    'conditions': [
+      ['OS == "win"', {
+        'defines': [
+          'WIN32'
+        ],
+      }]
+    ],
   },
 
   'targets': [