diff --git a/cmake/msvc/xs.wperl64d.props b/cmake/msvc/xs.wperl64d.props.in
similarity index 61%
rename from cmake/msvc/xs.wperl64d.props
rename to cmake/msvc/xs.wperl64d.props.in
index b604a56e2..5c7461dc7 100644
--- a/cmake/msvc/xs.wperl64d.props
+++ b/cmake/msvc/xs.wperl64d.props.in
@@ -1,18 +1,22 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<!--
+  This file is autogenerated by CMake
+  Note: In the .in template file, the $ {}-style variables are interpreted by CMake while the $()-style variables belong to MSVC
+-->
 <Project ToolsVersion="12.0" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
   <ImportGroup Label="PropertySheets">
   </ImportGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Label="UserMacros" />
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <ExecutablePath>$(VC_ExecutablePath_x64);$(WindowsSDK_ExecutablePath);$(VS_ExecutablePath);$(MSBuild_ExecutablePath);$(FxCopDir);$(PATH);c:\wperl64d\bin\;</ExecutablePath>
+    <ExecutablePath>$(VC_ExecutablePath_x64);$(WindowsSDK_ExecutablePath);$(VS_ExecutablePath);$(MSBuild_ExecutablePath);$(FxCopDir);$(PATH);${PROPS_PERL_BIN_PATH}\;</ExecutablePath>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <ItemDefinitionGroup />
   <ItemGroup />
 
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <LocalDebuggerCommand>C:\wperl64d\bin\perl.exe</LocalDebuggerCommand>
+    <LocalDebuggerCommand>${PROPS_PERL_EXECUTABLE}</LocalDebuggerCommand>
     <LocalDebuggerCommandArguments>slic3r.pl</LocalDebuggerCommandArguments>
     <DebuggerFlavor>WindowsLocalDebugger</DebuggerFlavor>
-    <LocalDebuggerWorkingDirectory>..\..</LocalDebuggerWorkingDirectory>
+    <LocalDebuggerWorkingDirectory>${PROPS_CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}</LocalDebuggerWorkingDirectory>
   </PropertyGroup>
 </Project>
diff --git a/xs/CMakeLists.txt b/xs/CMakeLists.txt
index abd9c3617..238a0df34 100644
--- a/xs/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/xs/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -647,7 +647,12 @@ endif ()
 
 if (MSVC)
     # Here we associate some additional properties with the MSVC project to enable compilation and debugging out of the box.
-    set_target_properties(XS PROPERTIES VS_USER_PROPS "${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake/msvc/xs.wperl64d.props")
+    get_filename_component(PROPS_PERL_BIN_PATH "${PERL_EXECUTABLE}" DIRECTORY)
+    string(REPLACE "/" "\\" PROPS_PERL_BIN_PATH "${PROPS_PERL_BIN_PATH}")
+    string(REPLACE "/" "\\" PROPS_PERL_EXECUTABLE "${PERL_EXECUTABLE}")
+    string(REPLACE "/" "\\" PROPS_CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}")
+    configure_file("${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake/msvc/xs.wperl64d.props.in" "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/xs.wperl64d.props" NEWLINE_STYLE CRLF)
+    set_target_properties(XS PROPERTIES VS_USER_PROPS "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/xs.wperl64d.props")
 endif()
 
 # l10n