diff --git a/premake4.lua b/premake4.lua
index 1bca4e54c..00ec3e7b8 100644
--- a/premake4.lua
+++ b/premake4.lua
@@ -898,6 +898,7 @@ function build_eepp( build_name )
 		buildoptions{ "-std=c++17" }
 	else
 		buildoptions{ "/std:c++17" }
+		buildoptions{ "/bigobj" }
 	end
 
 	if os.is_real("mingw32") or os.is_real("mingw64") or os.is_real("windows") then
diff --git a/premake5.lua b/premake5.lua
index cbe5d32bb..8c82d8b15 100644
--- a/premake5.lua
+++ b/premake5.lua
@@ -674,6 +674,7 @@ function build_eepp( build_name )
 
 	filter "action:vs*"
 		incdirs { "src/thirdparty/libzip/vs" }
+		buildoptions { "/bigobj" }
 end
 
 workspace "eepp"