diff --git a/src/actions/vstudio/vs2005_solution.lua b/src/actions/vstudio/vs2005_solution.lua
index 261dfb1d..0bb08400 100644
--- a/src/actions/vstudio/vs2005_solution.lua
+++ b/src/actions/vstudio/vs2005_solution.lua
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@
 					local prjCfg = project.getconfig(prj, cfg.buildcfg, cfg.platform)
 					local excluded = (prjCfg == nil or prjCfg.flags.ExcludeFromBuild)
 
-					if excluded then
+					if prjCfg == nil then
 						prjCfg = project.findClosestMatch(prj, cfg.buildcfg, cfg.platform)
 					end