diff --git a/src/eressea/build.vcproj b/src/eressea/build.vcproj
index 1d11a98ec..683340f09 100644
--- a/src/eressea/build.vcproj
+++ b/src/eressea/build.vcproj
@@ -202,6 +202,26 @@
 				RelativePath="..\common\build\kernel.c"
 				>
 			</File>
+			<File
+				RelativePath=".\main.c"
+				>
+				<FileConfiguration
+					Name="Debug|Win32"
+					ExcludedFromBuild="true"
+					>
+					<Tool
+						Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
+					/>
+				</FileConfiguration>
+				<FileConfiguration
+					Name="Release|Win32"
+					ExcludedFromBuild="true"
+					>
+					<Tool
+						Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
+					/>
+				</FileConfiguration>
+			</File>
 			<File
 				RelativePath=".\server.c"
 				>
diff --git a/src/eressea/main.c b/src/eressea/main.c
index b7c0f0ded..678d4285c 100644
--- a/src/eressea/main.c
+++ b/src/eressea/main.c
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
 
 /* config includes */
 #include <platform.h>
-#include "stdafx.h"
 #include <kernel/eressea.h>
 
 #include <gmtool.h>
diff --git a/src/eressea/server.c b/src/eressea/server.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..067e0abe1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/eressea/server.c
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+#include <platform.h>
+#include "stdafx.h"
+
+#include "main.c"