diff --git a/build_msvc/bitcoin_config.h.in b/build_msvc/bitcoin_config.h.in
index 17166474866923..e23f0a2cbe576e 100644
--- a/build_msvc/bitcoin_config.h.in
+++ b/build_msvc/bitcoin_config.h.in
@@ -44,6 +44,9 @@
 /* define if external signer support is enabled (requires Boost::Process) */
 #define ENABLE_EXTERNAL_SIGNER /**/
 
+/* define to avoid Boost::Process trying to use Boost Filesystem */
+#define BOOST_PROCESS_USE_STD_FS /**/
+
 /* Define to 1 if you have the declaration of `be16toh', and to 0 if you
    don't. */
 #define HAVE_DECL_BE16TOH 0