diff --git a/src/example.vcxproj b/src/example.vcxproj
index 320de5a2a..33ff19f1f 100644
--- a/src/example.vcxproj
+++ b/src/example.vcxproj
@@ -107,6 +107,9 @@
   <ItemGroup>
     <ClInclude Include="..\..\shared\src\build\stdafx.h" />
   </ItemGroup>
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <None Include="..\CMakeLists.txt" />
+  </ItemGroup>
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.targets" />
   <ImportGroup Label="ExtensionTargets">
   </ImportGroup>
diff --git a/src/example.vcxproj.filters b/src/example.vcxproj.filters
index 60f111540..de2d8b949 100644
--- a/src/example.vcxproj.filters
+++ b/src/example.vcxproj.filters
@@ -44,4 +44,7 @@
       <Filter>Header Files</Filter>
     </ClInclude>
   </ItemGroup>
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <None Include="..\CMakeLists.txt" />
+  </ItemGroup>
 </Project>
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