diff --git a/icu4c/source/samples/ugrep/ugrep.dsp b/icu4c/source/samples/ugrep/ugrep.dsp
index 192ae2bc4f..bfac1cf31f 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/samples/ugrep/ugrep.dsp
+++ b/icu4c/source/samples/ugrep/ugrep.dsp
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ RSC=rc.exe
 # PROP Ignore_Export_Lib 0
 # PROP Target_Dir ""
 # ADD BASE CPP /nologo /W3 /GX /O2 /D "WIN32" /D "NDEBUG" /D "_CONSOLE" /D "_MBCS" /YX /FD /c
-# ADD CPP /nologo /MD /W3 /GX /O2 /I "..\..\..\include" /D "WIN32" /D "NDEBUG" /D "_CONSOLE" /D "_MBCS" /YX /FD /c
+# ADD CPP /nologo /G6 /MD /W3 /GX /O2 /Ob2 /I "..\..\..\include" /D "WIN32" /D "NDEBUG" /D "_CONSOLE" /D "_MBCS" /YX /FD /c
 # ADD BASE RSC /l 0x409 /d "NDEBUG"
 # ADD RSC /l 0x409 /d "NDEBUG"
 BSC32=bscmake.exe
@@ -50,7 +50,8 @@ BSC32=bscmake.exe
 # ADD BSC32 /nologo
 LINK32=link.exe
 # ADD BASE LINK32 kernel32.lib user32.lib gdi32.lib winspool.lib comdlg32.lib advapi32.lib shell32.lib ole32.lib oleaut32.lib uuid.lib odbc32.lib odbccp32.lib kernel32.lib user32.lib gdi32.lib winspool.lib comdlg32.lib advapi32.lib shell32.lib ole32.lib oleaut32.lib uuid.lib odbc32.lib odbccp32.lib /nologo /subsystem:console /machine:I386
-# ADD LINK32 kernel32.lib user32.lib  icuucd.lib icuind.lib /nologo /subsystem:console /machine:I386 /libpath:"../../../lib"
+# ADD LINK32 kernel32.lib user32.lib icuuc.lib icuin.lib /nologo /subsystem:console /machine:I386 /libpath:"../../../lib" /fixed:no
+# SUBTRACT LINK32 /pdb:none /debug
 
 !ELSEIF  "$(CFG)" == "ugrep - Win32 Debug"