diff --git a/qmake/generators/win32/msbuild_objectmodel.cpp b/qmake/generators/win32/msbuild_objectmodel.cpp
index 51cb73f0ce..feef587ee6 100644
--- a/qmake/generators/win32/msbuild_objectmodel.cpp
+++ b/qmake/generators/win32/msbuild_objectmodel.cpp
@@ -1779,8 +1779,7 @@ void VCXProjectWriter::write(XmlOutput &xml, const VCConfiguration &tool)
         xml << tag("PropertyGroup")
             << attrTag("Condition", generateCondition(tool))
             << attrTag("Label", "Configuration")
-            << attrTagS(_PlatformToolSet, platformToolSetVersion(tool.CompilerVersion,
-                                                                 tool.WinPhone))
+            << attrTagS(_PlatformToolSet, tool.PlatformToolSet)
             << attrTagS(_OutputDirectory, tool.OutputDirectory)
             << attrTagT(_ATLMinimizesCRunTimeLibraryUsage, tool.ATLMinimizesCRunTimeLibraryUsage)
             << attrTagT(_BuildBrowserInformation, tool.BuildBrowserInformation)
@@ -2193,27 +2192,4 @@ QString VCXProjectWriter::generateCondition(const VCConfiguration &config)
     return QStringLiteral("'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='") + config.Name + QLatin1Char('\'');
 }
 
-QString VCXProjectWriter::platformToolSetVersion(const DotNET version, bool winphoneBuild)
-{
-    // The PlatformToolset string corresponds to the name of a directory in
-    // $(VCTargetsPath)\Platforms\{Win32,x64,...}\PlatformToolsets
-    // e.g. v90, v100, v110, v110_xp, v120_CTP_Nov, v120, or WindowsSDK7.1
-
-    // This environment variable may be set by a commandline build
-    // environment such as the Windows SDK command prompt
-    QByteArray envVar = qgetenv("PlatformToolset");
-    if (!envVar.isEmpty())
-        return envVar;
-
-    switch (version)
-    {
-    case NET2012:
-        return winphoneBuild ? "v110_wp80" : "v110";
-    case NET2013:
-        return "v120";
-    default:
-        return QString();
-    }
-}
-
 QT_END_NAMESPACE
diff --git a/qmake/generators/win32/msbuild_objectmodel.h b/qmake/generators/win32/msbuild_objectmodel.h
index 2f02e66eb9..8ccb4b8859 100644
--- a/qmake/generators/win32/msbuild_objectmodel.h
+++ b/qmake/generators/win32/msbuild_objectmodel.h
@@ -184,7 +184,6 @@ private:
     static void outputFileConfigs(VCProject &project, XmlOutput &xml, XmlOutput &xmlFilter, const VCFilterFile &info, const QString &filtername);
     static bool outputFileConfig(VCFilter &filter, XmlOutput &xml, XmlOutput &xmlFilter, const QString &filename, const QString &filtername, bool fileAllreadyAdded);
     static QString generateCondition(const VCConfiguration &config);
-    static QString platformToolSetVersion(const DotNET version, bool winphoneBuild);
 
     friend class XTreeNode;
     friend class XFlatNode;
diff --git a/qmake/generators/win32/msvc_objectmodel.h b/qmake/generators/win32/msvc_objectmodel.h
index 0aa5736d2a..ac96d55de1 100644
--- a/qmake/generators/win32/msvc_objectmodel.h
+++ b/qmake/generators/win32/msvc_objectmodel.h
@@ -901,6 +901,7 @@ public:
     QString                 OutputDirectory;
     QString                 PrimaryOutput;
     QString                 ProgramDatabase;
+    QString                 PlatformToolSet;
     triState                RegisterOutput;
     useOfATL                UseOfATL;
     useOfMfc                UseOfMfc;
diff --git a/qmake/generators/win32/msvc_vcproj.cpp b/qmake/generators/win32/msvc_vcproj.cpp
index ce9dc6d9ec..86a9d518f2 100644
--- a/qmake/generators/win32/msvc_vcproj.cpp
+++ b/qmake/generators/win32/msvc_vcproj.cpp
@@ -384,6 +384,29 @@ QUuid VcprojGenerator::increaseUUID(const QUuid &id)
     return result;
 }
 
+QString VcprojGenerator::retrievePlatformToolSet() const
+{
+    // The PlatformToolset string corresponds to the name of a directory in
+    // $(VCTargetsPath)\Platforms\{Win32,x64,...}\PlatformToolsets
+    // e.g. v90, v100, v110, v110_xp, v120_CTP_Nov, v120, or WindowsSDK7.1
+
+    // This environment variable may be set by a commandline build
+    // environment such as the Windows SDK command prompt
+    QByteArray envVar = qgetenv("PlatformToolset");
+    if (!envVar.isEmpty())
+        return envVar;
+
+    switch (vcProject.Configuration.CompilerVersion)
+    {
+    case NET2012:
+        return vcProject.Configuration.WinPhone ? "v110_wp80" : "v110";
+    case NET2013:
+        return "v120";
+    default:
+        return QString();
+    }
+}
+
 ProStringList VcprojGenerator::collectDependencies(QMakeProject *proj, QHash<QString, QString> &projLookup,
                                                    QHash<QString, QString> &projGuids,
                                                    QHash<VcsolutionDepend *, QStringList> &extraSubdirs,
@@ -969,6 +992,8 @@ void VcprojGenerator::initConfiguration()
     if (!conf.OutputDirectory.endsWith("\\"))
         conf.OutputDirectory += '\\';
     if (conf.CompilerVersion >= NET2010) {
+        conf.PlatformToolSet = retrievePlatformToolSet();
+
         // The target name could have been changed.
         conf.PrimaryOutput = project->first("TARGET").toQString();
         if ( !conf.PrimaryOutput.isEmpty() && !project->first("TARGET_VERSION_EXT").isEmpty() && project->isActiveConfig("shared"))
diff --git a/qmake/generators/win32/msvc_vcproj.h b/qmake/generators/win32/msvc_vcproj.h
index 4a25d11766..7dcd9f72df 100644
--- a/qmake/generators/win32/msvc_vcproj.h
+++ b/qmake/generators/win32/msvc_vcproj.h
@@ -144,6 +144,7 @@ private:
                                       QHash<QString, ProStringList> &subdirProjectLookup,
                                       const ProStringList &allDependencies = ProStringList());
     QUuid increaseUUID(const QUuid &id);
+    QString retrievePlatformToolSet() const;
     friend class VCFilter;
 };