diff --git a/aegisub/build/libaegisub_vs2008/contrib_includedirs.vsprops b/aegisub/build/libaegisub_vs2008/contrib_includedirs.vsprops
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..754fe0b26
--- /dev/null
+++ b/aegisub/build/libaegisub_vs2008/contrib_includedirs.vsprops
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="Windows-1252"?>
+<VisualStudioPropertySheet
+	ProjectType="Visual C++"
+	Version="8.00"
+	Name="contrib_includedirs"
+	>
+	<Tool
+		Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
+		AdditionalIncludeDirectories="&quot;$(ProjectDir)../../../contrib/iconv/include/&quot;"
+	/>
+</VisualStudioPropertySheet>
diff --git a/aegisub/build/libaegisub_vs2008/libaegisub_vs2008.vcproj b/aegisub/build/libaegisub_vs2008/libaegisub_vs2008.vcproj
index 20561ba4f..fbb9ccea9 100644
--- a/aegisub/build/libaegisub_vs2008/libaegisub_vs2008.vcproj
+++ b/aegisub/build/libaegisub_vs2008/libaegisub_vs2008.vcproj
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 			Name="Debug|Win32"
 			IntermediateDirectory="$(ConfigurationName)"
 			ConfigurationType="4"
-			InheritedPropertySheets=".\wxlib_include.vsprops;.\libraries_outdirs.vsprops;.\compiler_options_debug.vsprops;..\aegisub_vs2008\wxlib_lib32.vsprops;..\aegisub_vs2008\suffix_debug32.vsprops;.\precomp_header.vsprops;.\src_msvc_include_dir.vsprops"
+			InheritedPropertySheets=".\wxlib_include.vsprops;.\libraries_outdirs.vsprops;.\compiler_options_debug.vsprops;..\aegisub_vs2008\wxlib_lib32.vsprops;..\aegisub_vs2008\suffix_debug32.vsprops;.\precomp_header.vsprops;.\src_msvc_include_dir.vsprops;.\contrib_includedirs.vsprops"
 			CharacterSet="1"
 			>
 			<Tool