diff --git a/qmake/generators/win32/msbuild_objectmodel.cpp b/qmake/generators/win32/msbuild_objectmodel.cpp
index 0b201b8723..bf84e60a69 100644
--- a/qmake/generators/win32/msbuild_objectmodel.cpp
+++ b/qmake/generators/win32/msbuild_objectmodel.cpp
@@ -653,7 +653,7 @@ void VCXProjectWriter::write(XmlOutput &xml, VCProject &tool)
                 << valueTagT(tool.SingleProjects.at(i).Configuration.linker.IgnoreImportLibrary);
         }
 
-        if ( tool.SingleProjects.at(i).Configuration.linker.LinkIncremental != unset) {
+        if ( tool.SingleProjects.at(i).Configuration.linker.LinkIncremental != linkIncrementalDefault) {
             const triState ts = (tool.SingleProjects.at(i).Configuration.linker.LinkIncremental == linkIncrementalYes ? _True : _False);
             xml << tag("LinkIncremental")
                 << attrTag("Condition", QString("'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='%1'").arg(tool.SingleProjects.at(i).Configuration.Name))