diff --git a/build/win32/vs10/clutter-build-defines.props b/build/win32/vs10/clutter-build-defines.props
index 6b93aa5ce..8fb7ae6ed 100644
--- a/build/win32/vs10/clutter-build-defines.props
+++ b/build/win32/vs10/clutter-build-defines.props
@@ -10,8 +10,9 @@
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     <ClutterDisableDeprecationWarnings>CLUTTER_DISABLE_DEPRECATION_WARNINGS;GLIB_DISABLE_DEPRECATION_WARNINGS</ClutterDisableDeprecationWarnings>
-    <CallyTestDefs>$(BaseWinBuildDef);PREFIXDIR="/some/dummy/dir";$(ClutterDisableDeprecationWarnings)</CallyTestDefs>
-    <TestProgDef>$(BaseWinBuildDef);TESTS_DATADIR="../share/clutter-$(ApiVersion)/data";TESTS_DATA_DIR="../share/clutter-$(ApiVersion)/data"</TestProgDef>
+    <AvoidSDLMain>SDL_MAIN_HANDLED</AvoidSDLMain>
+    <CallyTestDefs>$(BaseWinBuildDef);PREFIXDIR="/some/dummy/dir";$(ClutterDisableDeprecationWarnings);$(AvoidSDLMain)</CallyTestDefs>
+    <TestProgDef>$(BaseWinBuildDef);TESTS_DATADIR="../share/clutter-$(ApiVersion)/data";TESTS_DATA_DIR="../share/clutter-$(ApiVersion)/data";$(AvoidSDLMain)</TestProgDef>
     <TestPerfProgDef>$(TestProgDef);$(ClutterDisableDeprecationWarnings)</TestPerfProgDef>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup>
@@ -50,6 +51,9 @@
     <BuildMacro Include="ClutterDisableDeprecationWarnings">
       <Value>$(ClutterDisableDeprecationWarnings)</Value>
     </BuildMacro>
+    <BuildMacro Include="AvoidSDLMain">
+      <Value>$(AvoidSDLMain)</Value>
+    </BuildMacro>
     <BuildMacro Include="CallyTestDefs">
       <Value>$(CallyTestDefs)</Value>
     </BuildMacro>
diff --git a/build/win32/vs10/test-cogl-perf.vcxproj b/build/win32/vs10/test-cogl-perf.vcxproj
index 4d37ce637..0017cf88a 100644
--- a/build/win32/vs10/test-cogl-perf.vcxproj
+++ b/build/win32/vs10/test-cogl-perf.vcxproj
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@
   <ItemDefinitionGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|Win32'">
     <ClCompile>
       <Optimization>Disabled</Optimization>
-      <PreprocessorDefinitions>_DEBUG;$(BaseWinBuildDef);$(ClutterDisableDeprecationWarnings);%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
+      <PreprocessorDefinitions>_DEBUG;$(BaseWinBuildDef);$(ClutterDisableDeprecationWarnings);$(AvoidSDLMain)%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
       <MinimalRebuild>true</MinimalRebuild>
       <BasicRuntimeChecks>EnableFastChecks</BasicRuntimeChecks>
       <RuntimeLibrary>MultiThreadedDebugDLL</RuntimeLibrary>
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@
   <ItemDefinitionGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|x64'">
     <ClCompile>
       <Optimization>Disabled</Optimization>
-      <PreprocessorDefinitions>_DEBUG;$(BaseWinBuildDef);$(ClutterDisableDeprecationWarnings);%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
+      <PreprocessorDefinitions>_DEBUG;$(BaseWinBuildDef);$(ClutterDisableDeprecationWarnings);$(AvoidSDLMain)%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
       <MinimalRebuild>true</MinimalRebuild>
       <BasicRuntimeChecks>EnableFastChecks</BasicRuntimeChecks>
       <RuntimeLibrary>MultiThreadedDebugDLL</RuntimeLibrary>
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@
     <ClCompile>
       <Optimization>MaxSpeed</Optimization>
       <IntrinsicFunctions>true</IntrinsicFunctions>
-      <PreprocessorDefinitions>$(BaseWinBuildDef);$(ClutterDisableDeprecationWarnings);%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
+      <PreprocessorDefinitions>$(BaseWinBuildDef);$(ClutterDisableDeprecationWarnings);$(AvoidSDLMain)%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
       <RuntimeLibrary>MultiThreadedDLL</RuntimeLibrary>
       <FunctionLevelLinking>true</FunctionLevelLinking>
       <PrecompiledHeader>
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@
   </ItemDefinitionGroup>
   <ItemDefinitionGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|x64'">
     <ClCompile>
-      <PreprocessorDefinitions>$(BaseWinBuildDef);$(ClutterDisableDeprecationWarnings);%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
+      <PreprocessorDefinitions>$(BaseWinBuildDef);$(ClutterDisableDeprecationWarnings);$(AvoidSDLMain)%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
       <RuntimeLibrary>MultiThreadedDLL</RuntimeLibrary>
       <PrecompiledHeader>
       </PrecompiledHeader>
diff --git a/build/win32/vs10/test-picking.vcxproj b/build/win32/vs10/test-picking.vcxproj
index d8a23c991..f33e9f50b 100644
--- a/build/win32/vs10/test-picking.vcxproj
+++ b/build/win32/vs10/test-picking.vcxproj
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@
   <ItemDefinitionGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|Win32'">
     <ClCompile>
       <Optimization>Disabled</Optimization>
-      <PreprocessorDefinitions>_DEBUG;$(BaseWinBuildDef);$(ClutterDisableDeprecationWarnings);%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
+      <PreprocessorDefinitions>_DEBUG;$(BaseWinBuildDef);$(ClutterDisableDeprecationWarnings);$(AvoidSDLMain)%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
       <MinimalRebuild>true</MinimalRebuild>
       <BasicRuntimeChecks>EnableFastChecks</BasicRuntimeChecks>
       <RuntimeLibrary>MultiThreadedDebugDLL</RuntimeLibrary>
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@
   <ItemDefinitionGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|x64'">
     <ClCompile>
       <Optimization>Disabled</Optimization>
-      <PreprocessorDefinitions>_DEBUG;$(BaseWinBuildDef);$(ClutterDisableDeprecationWarnings);%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
+      <PreprocessorDefinitions>_DEBUG;$(BaseWinBuildDef);$(ClutterDisableDeprecationWarnings);$(AvoidSDLMain)%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
       <MinimalRebuild>true</MinimalRebuild>
       <BasicRuntimeChecks>EnableFastChecks</BasicRuntimeChecks>
       <RuntimeLibrary>MultiThreadedDebugDLL</RuntimeLibrary>
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@
     <ClCompile>
       <Optimization>MaxSpeed</Optimization>
       <IntrinsicFunctions>true</IntrinsicFunctions>
-      <PreprocessorDefinitions>$(BaseWinBuildDef);$(ClutterDisableDeprecationWarnings);%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
+      <PreprocessorDefinitions>$(BaseWinBuildDef);$(ClutterDisableDeprecationWarnings);$(AvoidSDLMain)%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
       <RuntimeLibrary>MultiThreadedDLL</RuntimeLibrary>
       <FunctionLevelLinking>true</FunctionLevelLinking>
       <PrecompiledHeader>
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@
   </ItemDefinitionGroup>
   <ItemDefinitionGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|x64'">
     <ClCompile>
-      <PreprocessorDefinitions>$(BaseWinBuildDef);$(ClutterDisableDeprecationWarnings);%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
+      <PreprocessorDefinitions>$(BaseWinBuildDef);$(ClutterDisableDeprecationWarnings);$(AvoidSDLMain)%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
       <RuntimeLibrary>MultiThreadedDLL</RuntimeLibrary>
       <PrecompiledHeader>
       </PrecompiledHeader>
diff --git a/build/win32/vs10/test-random-text.vcxproj b/build/win32/vs10/test-random-text.vcxproj
index 98c4c6e06..50d58256f 100644
--- a/build/win32/vs10/test-random-text.vcxproj
+++ b/build/win32/vs10/test-random-text.vcxproj
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@
   <ItemDefinitionGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|Win32'">
     <ClCompile>
       <Optimization>Disabled</Optimization>
-      <PreprocessorDefinitions>_DEBUG;$(BaseWinBuildDef);$(ClutterDisableDeprecationWarnings);%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
+      <PreprocessorDefinitions>_DEBUG;$(BaseWinBuildDef);$(ClutterDisableDeprecationWarnings);$(AvoidSDLMain)%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
       <MinimalRebuild>true</MinimalRebuild>
       <BasicRuntimeChecks>EnableFastChecks</BasicRuntimeChecks>
       <RuntimeLibrary>MultiThreadedDebugDLL</RuntimeLibrary>
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@
   <ItemDefinitionGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|x64'">
     <ClCompile>
       <Optimization>Disabled</Optimization>
-      <PreprocessorDefinitions>_DEBUG;$(BaseWinBuildDef);$(ClutterDisableDeprecationWarnings);%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
+      <PreprocessorDefinitions>_DEBUG;$(BaseWinBuildDef);$(ClutterDisableDeprecationWarnings);$(AvoidSDLMain)%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
       <MinimalRebuild>true</MinimalRebuild>
       <BasicRuntimeChecks>EnableFastChecks</BasicRuntimeChecks>
       <RuntimeLibrary>MultiThreadedDebugDLL</RuntimeLibrary>
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@
     <ClCompile>
       <Optimization>MaxSpeed</Optimization>
       <IntrinsicFunctions>true</IntrinsicFunctions>
-      <PreprocessorDefinitions>$(BaseWinBuildDef);$(ClutterDisableDeprecationWarnings);%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
+      <PreprocessorDefinitions>$(BaseWinBuildDef);$(ClutterDisableDeprecationWarnings);$(AvoidSDLMain)%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
       <RuntimeLibrary>MultiThreadedDLL</RuntimeLibrary>
       <FunctionLevelLinking>true</FunctionLevelLinking>
       <PrecompiledHeader>
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@
   </ItemDefinitionGroup>
   <ItemDefinitionGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|x64'">
     <ClCompile>
-      <PreprocessorDefinitions>$(BaseWinBuildDef);$(ClutterDisableDeprecationWarnings);%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
+      <PreprocessorDefinitions>$(BaseWinBuildDef);$(ClutterDisableDeprecationWarnings);$(AvoidSDLMain)%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
       <RuntimeLibrary>MultiThreadedDLL</RuntimeLibrary>
       <PrecompiledHeader>
       </PrecompiledHeader>
diff --git a/build/win32/vs10/test-text-perf.vcxproj b/build/win32/vs10/test-text-perf.vcxproj
index de12d15dc..24160a747 100644
--- a/build/win32/vs10/test-text-perf.vcxproj
+++ b/build/win32/vs10/test-text-perf.vcxproj
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@
   <ItemDefinitionGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|Win32'">
     <ClCompile>
       <Optimization>Disabled</Optimization>
-      <PreprocessorDefinitions>_DEBUG;$(BaseWinBuildDef);$(ClutterDisableDeprecationWarnings);%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
+      <PreprocessorDefinitions>_DEBUG;$(BaseWinBuildDef);$(ClutterDisableDeprecationWarnings);$(AvoidSDLMain)%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
       <MinimalRebuild>true</MinimalRebuild>
       <BasicRuntimeChecks>EnableFastChecks</BasicRuntimeChecks>
       <RuntimeLibrary>MultiThreadedDebugDLL</RuntimeLibrary>
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@
   <ItemDefinitionGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|x64'">
     <ClCompile>
       <Optimization>Disabled</Optimization>
-      <PreprocessorDefinitions>_DEBUG;$(BaseWinBuildDef);$(ClutterDisableDeprecationWarnings);%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
+      <PreprocessorDefinitions>_DEBUG;$(BaseWinBuildDef);$(ClutterDisableDeprecationWarnings);$(AvoidSDLMain)%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
       <MinimalRebuild>true</MinimalRebuild>
       <BasicRuntimeChecks>EnableFastChecks</BasicRuntimeChecks>
       <RuntimeLibrary>MultiThreadedDebugDLL</RuntimeLibrary>
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@
     <ClCompile>
       <Optimization>MaxSpeed</Optimization>
       <IntrinsicFunctions>true</IntrinsicFunctions>
-      <PreprocessorDefinitions>$(BaseWinBuildDef);$(ClutterDisableDeprecationWarnings);%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
+      <PreprocessorDefinitions>$(BaseWinBuildDef);$(ClutterDisableDeprecationWarnings);$(AvoidSDLMain)%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
       <RuntimeLibrary>MultiThreadedDLL</RuntimeLibrary>
       <FunctionLevelLinking>true</FunctionLevelLinking>
       <PrecompiledHeader>
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@
   </ItemDefinitionGroup>
   <ItemDefinitionGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|x64'">
     <ClCompile>
-      <PreprocessorDefinitions>$(BaseWinBuildDef);$(ClutterDisableDeprecationWarnings);%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
+      <PreprocessorDefinitions>$(BaseWinBuildDef);$(ClutterDisableDeprecationWarnings);$(AvoidSDLMain)%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
       <RuntimeLibrary>MultiThreadedDLL</RuntimeLibrary>
       <PrecompiledHeader>
       </PrecompiledHeader>
diff --git a/build/win32/vs10/test-text.vcxproj b/build/win32/vs10/test-text.vcxproj
index 1583c55bf..3fad71277 100644
--- a/build/win32/vs10/test-text.vcxproj
+++ b/build/win32/vs10/test-text.vcxproj
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@
   <ItemDefinitionGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|Win32'">
     <ClCompile>
       <Optimization>Disabled</Optimization>
-      <PreprocessorDefinitions>_DEBUG;$(BaseWinBuildDef);$(ClutterDisableDeprecationWarnings);%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
+      <PreprocessorDefinitions>_DEBUG;$(BaseWinBuildDef);$(ClutterDisableDeprecationWarnings);$(AvoidSDLMain)%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
       <MinimalRebuild>true</MinimalRebuild>
       <BasicRuntimeChecks>EnableFastChecks</BasicRuntimeChecks>
       <RuntimeLibrary>MultiThreadedDebugDLL</RuntimeLibrary>
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@
   <ItemDefinitionGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|x64'">
     <ClCompile>
       <Optimization>Disabled</Optimization>
-      <PreprocessorDefinitions>_DEBUG;$(BaseWinBuildDef);$(ClutterDisableDeprecationWarnings);%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
+      <PreprocessorDefinitions>_DEBUG;$(BaseWinBuildDef);$(ClutterDisableDeprecationWarnings);$(AvoidSDLMain)%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
       <MinimalRebuild>true</MinimalRebuild>
       <BasicRuntimeChecks>EnableFastChecks</BasicRuntimeChecks>
       <RuntimeLibrary>MultiThreadedDebugDLL</RuntimeLibrary>
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@
     <ClCompile>
       <Optimization>MaxSpeed</Optimization>
       <IntrinsicFunctions>true</IntrinsicFunctions>
-      <PreprocessorDefinitions>$(BaseWinBuildDef);$(ClutterDisableDeprecationWarnings);%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
+      <PreprocessorDefinitions>$(BaseWinBuildDef);$(ClutterDisableDeprecationWarnings);$(AvoidSDLMain)%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
       <RuntimeLibrary>MultiThreadedDLL</RuntimeLibrary>
       <FunctionLevelLinking>true</FunctionLevelLinking>
       <PrecompiledHeader>
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@
   </ItemDefinitionGroup>
   <ItemDefinitionGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|x64'">
     <ClCompile>
-      <PreprocessorDefinitions>$(BaseWinBuildDef);$(ClutterDisableDeprecationWarnings);%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
+      <PreprocessorDefinitions>$(BaseWinBuildDef);$(ClutterDisableDeprecationWarnings);$(AvoidSDLMain)%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
       <RuntimeLibrary>MultiThreadedDLL</RuntimeLibrary>
       <PrecompiledHeader>
       </PrecompiledHeader>
diff --git a/build/win32/vs9/clutter-build-defines.vsprops b/build/win32/vs9/clutter-build-defines.vsprops
index 3da652cbb..829161bc8 100644
--- a/build/win32/vs9/clutter-build-defines.vsprops
+++ b/build/win32/vs9/clutter-build-defines.vsprops
@@ -30,13 +30,17 @@
 		Name="ClutterDisableDeprecationWarnings"
 		Value="CLUTTER_DISABLE_DEPRECATION_WARNINGS;GLIB_DISABLE_DEPRECATION_WARNINGS"
 	/>
+	<UserMacro
+		Name="AvoidSDLMain"
+		Value="SDL_MAIN_HANDLED"
+	/>
 	<UserMacro
 		Name="CallyTestDefs"
-		Value="$(BaseWinBuildDef);PREFIXDIR=\&quot;/some/dummy/dir\&quot;;$(ClutterDisableDeprecationWarnings)"
+		Value="$(BaseWinBuildDef);PREFIXDIR=\&quot;/some/dummy/dir\&quot;;$(ClutterDisableDeprecationWarnings);$(AvoidSDLMain)"
 	/>
 	<UserMacro
 		Name="TestProgDef"
-		Value="$(BaseWinBuildDef);TESTS_DATADIR=\&quot;../share/clutter-$(ApiVersion)/data\&quot;;TESTS_DATA_DIR=\&quot;../share/clutter-$(ApiVersion)/data\&quot;"
+		Value="$(BaseWinBuildDef);TESTS_DATADIR=\&quot;../share/clutter-$(ApiVersion)/data\&quot;;TESTS_DATA_DIR=\&quot;../share/clutter-$(ApiVersion)/data\&quot;;$(AvoidSDLMain)"
 	/>
 	<UserMacro
 		Name="TestPerfProgDef"
diff --git a/build/win32/vs9/test-cogl-perf.vcproj b/build/win32/vs9/test-cogl-perf.vcproj
index e35b18d18..9326e6431 100644
--- a/build/win32/vs9/test-cogl-perf.vcproj
+++ b/build/win32/vs9/test-cogl-perf.vcproj
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 				Optimization="0"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="_DEBUG;$(BaseWinBuildDef);$(ClutterDisableDeprecationWarnings)"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="_DEBUG;$(BaseWinBuildDef);$(ClutterDisableDeprecationWarnings);$(AvoidSDLMain)"
 				MinimalRebuild="true"
 				BasicRuntimeChecks="3"
 				RuntimeLibrary="3"
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 				Optimization="0"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="_DEBUG;$(BaseWinBuildDef);$(ClutterDisableDeprecationWarnings)"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="_DEBUG;$(BaseWinBuildDef);$(ClutterDisableDeprecationWarnings);$(AvoidSDLMain)"
 				MinimalRebuild="true"
 				BasicRuntimeChecks="3"
 				RuntimeLibrary="3"
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@
 				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 				Optimization="2"
 				EnableIntrinsicFunctions="true"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="$(BaseWinBuildDef);$(ClutterDisableDeprecationWarnings)"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="$(BaseWinBuildDef);$(ClutterDisableDeprecationWarnings);$(AvoidSDLMain)"
 				RuntimeLibrary="2"
 				EnableFunctionLevelLinking="true"
 				UsePrecompiledHeader="0"
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="$(BaseWinBuildDef);$(ClutterDisableDeprecationWarnings)"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="$(BaseWinBuildDef);$(ClutterDisableDeprecationWarnings);$(AvoidSDLMain)"
 				RuntimeLibrary="2"
 				UsePrecompiledHeader="0"
 				WarningLevel="3"
diff --git a/build/win32/vs9/test-picking.vcproj b/build/win32/vs9/test-picking.vcproj
index 9a00f2fa7..f635e9cea 100644
--- a/build/win32/vs9/test-picking.vcproj
+++ b/build/win32/vs9/test-picking.vcproj
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 				Optimization="0"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="_DEBUG;$(BaseWinBuildDef);$(ClutterDisableDeprecationWarnings)"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="_DEBUG;$(BaseWinBuildDef);$(ClutterDisableDeprecationWarnings);$(AvoidSDLMain)"
 				MinimalRebuild="true"
 				BasicRuntimeChecks="3"
 				RuntimeLibrary="3"
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 				Optimization="0"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="_DEBUG;$(BaseWinBuildDef);$(ClutterDisableDeprecationWarnings)"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="_DEBUG;$(BaseWinBuildDef);$(ClutterDisableDeprecationWarnings);$(AvoidSDLMain)"
 				MinimalRebuild="true"
 				BasicRuntimeChecks="3"
 				RuntimeLibrary="3"
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@
 				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 				Optimization="2"
 				EnableIntrinsicFunctions="true"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="$(BaseWinBuildDef);$(ClutterDisableDeprecationWarnings)"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="$(BaseWinBuildDef);$(ClutterDisableDeprecationWarnings);$(AvoidSDLMain)"
 				RuntimeLibrary="2"
 				EnableFunctionLevelLinking="true"
 				UsePrecompiledHeader="0"
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="$(BaseWinBuildDef);$(ClutterDisableDeprecationWarnings)"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="$(BaseWinBuildDef);$(ClutterDisableDeprecationWarnings);$(AvoidSDLMain)"
 				RuntimeLibrary="2"
 				UsePrecompiledHeader="0"
 				WarningLevel="3"
diff --git a/build/win32/vs9/test-random-text.vcproj b/build/win32/vs9/test-random-text.vcproj
index c9fc13f1f..f8b5d8e4f 100644
--- a/build/win32/vs9/test-random-text.vcproj
+++ b/build/win32/vs9/test-random-text.vcproj
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 				Optimization="0"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="_DEBUG;$(BaseWinBuildDef);$(ClutterDisableDeprecationWarnings)"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="_DEBUG;$(BaseWinBuildDef);$(ClutterDisableDeprecationWarnings);$(AvoidSDLMain)"
 				MinimalRebuild="true"
 				BasicRuntimeChecks="3"
 				RuntimeLibrary="3"
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 				Optimization="0"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="_DEBUG;$(BaseWinBuildDef);$(ClutterDisableDeprecationWarnings)"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="_DEBUG;$(BaseWinBuildDef);$(ClutterDisableDeprecationWarnings);$(AvoidSDLMain)"
 				MinimalRebuild="true"
 				BasicRuntimeChecks="3"
 				RuntimeLibrary="3"
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@
 				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 				Optimization="2"
 				EnableIntrinsicFunctions="true"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="$(BaseWinBuildDef);$(ClutterDisableDeprecationWarnings)"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="$(BaseWinBuildDef);$(ClutterDisableDeprecationWarnings);$(AvoidSDLMain)"
 				RuntimeLibrary="2"
 				EnableFunctionLevelLinking="true"
 				UsePrecompiledHeader="0"
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="$(BaseWinBuildDef);$(ClutterDisableDeprecationWarnings)"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="$(BaseWinBuildDef);$(ClutterDisableDeprecationWarnings);$(AvoidSDLMain)"
 				RuntimeLibrary="2"
 				UsePrecompiledHeader="0"
 				WarningLevel="3"
diff --git a/build/win32/vs9/test-text-perf.vcproj b/build/win32/vs9/test-text-perf.vcproj
index f44108421..385451410 100644
--- a/build/win32/vs9/test-text-perf.vcproj
+++ b/build/win32/vs9/test-text-perf.vcproj
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 				Optimization="0"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="_DEBUG;$(BaseWinBuildDef);$(ClutterDisableDeprecationWarnings)"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="_DEBUG;$(BaseWinBuildDef);$(ClutterDisableDeprecationWarnings);$(AvoidSDLMain)"
 				MinimalRebuild="true"
 				BasicRuntimeChecks="3"
 				RuntimeLibrary="3"
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 				Optimization="0"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="_DEBUG;$(BaseWinBuildDef);$(ClutterDisableDeprecationWarnings)"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="_DEBUG;$(BaseWinBuildDef);$(ClutterDisableDeprecationWarnings);$(AvoidSDLMain)"
 				MinimalRebuild="true"
 				BasicRuntimeChecks="3"
 				RuntimeLibrary="3"
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@
 				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 				Optimization="2"
 				EnableIntrinsicFunctions="true"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="$(BaseWinBuildDef);$(ClutterDisableDeprecationWarnings)"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="$(BaseWinBuildDef);$(ClutterDisableDeprecationWarnings);$(AvoidSDLMain)"
 				RuntimeLibrary="2"
 				EnableFunctionLevelLinking="true"
 				UsePrecompiledHeader="0"
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="$(BaseWinBuildDef);$(ClutterDisableDeprecationWarnings)"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="$(BaseWinBuildDef);$(ClutterDisableDeprecationWarnings);$(AvoidSDLMain)"
 				RuntimeLibrary="2"
 				UsePrecompiledHeader="0"
 				WarningLevel="3"
diff --git a/build/win32/vs9/test-text.vcproj b/build/win32/vs9/test-text.vcproj
index a729be1e2..56f5a3d12 100644
--- a/build/win32/vs9/test-text.vcproj
+++ b/build/win32/vs9/test-text.vcproj
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 				Optimization="0"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="_DEBUG;$(BaseWinBuildDef);$(ClutterDisableDeprecationWarnings)"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="_DEBUG;$(BaseWinBuildDef);$(ClutterDisableDeprecationWarnings);$(AvoidSDLMain)"
 				MinimalRebuild="true"
 				BasicRuntimeChecks="3"
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@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 				Optimization="0"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="_DEBUG;$(BaseWinBuildDef);$(ClutterDisableDeprecationWarnings)"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="_DEBUG;$(BaseWinBuildDef);$(ClutterDisableDeprecationWarnings);$(AvoidSDLMain)"
 				MinimalRebuild="true"
 				BasicRuntimeChecks="3"
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@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@
 				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 				Optimization="2"
 				EnableIntrinsicFunctions="true"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="$(BaseWinBuildDef);$(ClutterDisableDeprecationWarnings)"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="$(BaseWinBuildDef);$(ClutterDisableDeprecationWarnings);$(AvoidSDLMain)"
 				RuntimeLibrary="2"
 				EnableFunctionLevelLinking="true"
 				UsePrecompiledHeader="0"
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="$(BaseWinBuildDef);$(ClutterDisableDeprecationWarnings)"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="$(BaseWinBuildDef);$(ClutterDisableDeprecationWarnings);$(AvoidSDLMain)"
 				RuntimeLibrary="2"
 				UsePrecompiledHeader="0"
 				WarningLevel="3"