diff --git a/win32/build.py b/win32/build.py
index e16ac53f6..1a08ba97f 100755
--- a/win32/build.py
+++ b/win32/build.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import sys, subprocess
 
 configure_args = sys.argv[1:]
 
-x64 = False
+x64 = True
 
 while len(configure_args) > 0:
     arg = configure_args[0]