diff --git a/src/librustc_back/target/mod.rs b/src/librustc_back/target/mod.rs
index a8eac524971ba..bde88605e88cd 100644
--- a/src/librustc_back/target/mod.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_back/target/mod.rs
@@ -436,6 +436,7 @@ impl Target {
         key!(target_family, optional);
         key!(is_like_osx, bool);
         key!(is_like_windows, bool);
+        key!(is_like_msvc, bool);
         key!(linker_is_gnu, bool);
         key!(has_rpath, bool);
         key!(no_compiler_rt, bool);