diff --git a/buildconf.bat b/buildconf.bat
index 27a4bcb2d1bd..19c154347a24 100644
--- a/buildconf.bat
+++ b/buildconf.bat
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 @echo off
-cscript /nologo win32\build\buildconf.js %*
+cscript /nologo //E:jscript win32\build\buildconf.js %*
 SET PHP_BUILDCONF_PATH=%~dp0
 copy %PHP_BUILDCONF_PATH%\win32\build\configure.bat %PHP_BUILDCONF_PATH% > nul
 SET PHP_SDK_SCRIPT_PATH=
 
-IF NOT EXIST %PHP_BUILDCONF_PATH% (echo Error generating configure script, configure script was not copied) ELSE (echo Now run 'configure --help')
\ No newline at end of file
+IF NOT EXIST %PHP_BUILDCONF_PATH% (echo Error generating configure script, configure script was not copied) ELSE (echo Now run 'configure --help')
diff --git a/win32/build/buildconf.js b/win32/build/buildconf.js
index b4194ad20378..ac939311ffce 100644
--- a/win32/build/buildconf.js
+++ b/win32/build/buildconf.js
@@ -271,4 +271,4 @@ C.WriteBlankLines(1);
 C.Write(file_get_contents("win32/build/configure.tail"));
 
 B.WriteLine("@echo off");
-B.WriteLine("cscript /nologo configure.js %*");
+B.WriteLine("cscript /nologo //E:jscript configure.js %*");
diff --git a/win32/build/configure.bat b/win32/build/configure.bat
index 45d273dc6bf0..a60456bf38ec 100644
--- a/win32/build/configure.bat
+++ b/win32/build/configure.bat
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 @echo off
-cscript /nologo configure.js %*
+cscript /nologo //E:jscript configure.js %*