diff --git a/lib/build.js b/lib/build.js
index 97d06595c7..0445fb6452 100644
--- a/lib/build.js
+++ b/lib/build.js
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ function build (gyp, argv, callback) {
     if (config.variables.msbuild_path) {
       command = config.variables.msbuild_path
       log.verbose('using MSBuild:', command)
-      copyNodeLib()
+      doBuild()
       return
     }