diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/msvctoolchain.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/msvctoolchain.cpp
index 47808a69a1f1c884481b9ae93f4bf89d07ea29fe..0060afc9c49f1e75ed94230a371dd2731d2d4f52 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/msvctoolchain.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/msvctoolchain.cpp
@@ -463,6 +463,8 @@ bool MsvcToolChainFactory::checkForVisualStudioInstallation(const QString &vsNam
 
 QString MsvcToolChainFactory::vcVarsBatFor(const QString &basePath, const QString &toolchainName)
 {
+    if (toolchainName.startsWith(QLatin1Char('/'))) // windows sdk case, all use SetEnv.cmd
+        return basePath + QLatin1String("/SetEnv.cmd");
     if (toolchainName == QLatin1String("x86"))
         return basePath + QLatin1String("/bin/vcvars32.bat");
     if (toolchainName == QLatin1String("x86_amd64"))