diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index b7fe65019dc2e0595c87b42c31aee85ea408595b..46c528acd9cbcee1b55cf699d9a5114157493e9b 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -519,7 +519,7 @@ jobs:
             ${CMAKE_BIN} -G "${CMAKE_GENERATOR}" -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug -DOPTDBG=1 -DPORTABLE=1 -DSNAPPY=1 -DJNI=1 << parameters.extra_cmake_opt >> ..
             cd ..
             echo "Building with VS version: ${CMAKE_GENERATOR}"
-            msbuild.exe build/rocksdb.sln -maxCpuCount:64 -property:Configuration=Debug -property:Platform=x64
+            msbuild.exe build/rocksdb.sln -maxCpuCount -property:Configuration=Debug -property:Platform=x64
       - run:
           name: "Test RocksDB"
           shell: powershell.exe