diff --git a/build/darknet/yolo_cpp_dll.vcxproj b/build/darknet/yolo_cpp_dll.vcxproj
index 497c5dfe..86942aee 100644
--- a/build/darknet/yolo_cpp_dll.vcxproj
+++ b/build/darknet/yolo_cpp_dll.vcxproj
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
     <CharacterSet>MultiByte</CharacterSet>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|x64'" Label="Configuration">
-    <ConfigurationType>Application</ConfigurationType>
+    <ConfigurationType>DynamicLibrary</ConfigurationType>
     <UseDebugLibraries>true</UseDebugLibraries>
     <PlatformToolset>v140</PlatformToolset>
     <CharacterSet>MultiByte</CharacterSet>
diff --git a/build/darknet/yolo_cpp_dll_no_gpu.vcxproj b/build/darknet/yolo_cpp_dll_no_gpu.vcxproj
index 34d96d27..96afb0d3 100644
--- a/build/darknet/yolo_cpp_dll_no_gpu.vcxproj
+++ b/build/darknet/yolo_cpp_dll_no_gpu.vcxproj
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
     <CharacterSet>MultiByte</CharacterSet>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|x64'" Label="Configuration">
-    <ConfigurationType>Application</ConfigurationType>
+    <ConfigurationType>DynamicLibrary</ConfigurationType>
     <UseDebugLibraries>true</UseDebugLibraries>
     <PlatformToolset>v140</PlatformToolset>
     <CharacterSet>MultiByte</CharacterSet>