diff --git a/CI/before_script.msvc.sh b/CI/before_script.msvc.sh
index 5b79f4304d..8da4632ca6 100644
--- a/CI/before_script.msvc.sh
+++ b/CI/before_script.msvc.sh
@@ -1036,6 +1036,7 @@ add_cmake_opts -DOPENMW_MP_BUILD=on
 add_cmake_opts -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="${INSTALL_PREFIX}"
 add_cmake_opts -DOPENMW_USE_SYSTEM_SQLITE3=OFF
 add_cmake_opts -DOPENMW_USE_SYSTEM_YAML_CPP=OFF
+add_cmake_opts -DCMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE=/workspaces/vcpkg/scripts/buildsystems/vcpkg.cmake  # add vcpkg toolchain
 if [ ! -z $CI ]; then
 	case $STEP in
 		components )