diff --git a/llnl_zfp.props b/llnl_zfp.props
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..60c865ec75
--- /dev/null
+++ b/llnl_zfp.props
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<Project ToolsVersion="4.0" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
+  <ImportGroup Label="PropertySheets" />
+  <PropertyGroup Label="UserMacros" />
+  <PropertyGroup />
+  <ItemDefinitionGroup>
+    <ClCompile>
+      <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>$(SolutionDir)..\LLNL\zfp\include;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
+    </ClCompile>
+    <Link>
+      <AdditionalLibraryDirectories>$(SolutionDir)..\LLNL\zfp\msvc\$(PrincipiaDependencyConfiguration)\$(Platform);%(AdditionalLibraryDirectories)</AdditionalLibraryDirectories>
+      <AdditionalDependencies>zfp.lib;%(AdditionalDependencies)</AdditionalDependencies>
+    </Link>
+  </ItemDefinitionGroup>
+  <ItemGroup />
+</Project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/shared/base.vcxitems b/shared/base.vcxitems
index 96d32c6daa..bcd47c6248 100644
--- a/shared/base.vcxitems
+++ b/shared/base.vcxitems
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     <ItemsProjectGuid>{a82cb04c-42e1-4ebe-9816-6fc033a9c2b5}</ItemsProjectGuid>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <ImportGroup Label="PropertySheets">
-    <Import Project="..\third_party_zfp.props" />
+    <Import Project="..\llnl_zfp.props" />
   </ImportGroup>
   <ItemDefinitionGroup>
     <ClCompile>