diff --git a/hererocks.py b/hererocks.py
index 521a6a7..dd2ad2d 100755
--- a/hererocks.py
+++ b/hererocks.py
@@ -1205,10 +1205,10 @@ def main(argv=None):
                 print("Using cl.exe found in PATH.")
             else:
                 arch = "x64" if platform.machine().endswith("64") else "x86"
-                vs_versions = ["14.0", "12.0", "11.0"] if arch == "x64" else ["14.0", "12.0", "11.0", "10.0", "9.0"]
+                vs_versions = ["14.0", "12.0", "11.0", "10.0", "9.0"]
 
                 for vs_version in vs_versions:
-                    setup_vs_and_rerun(vs_version, arch)
+                    setup_vs_and_rerun(vs_version, "x86" if vs_version in ["9.0", "10.0"] else arch)
 
                 sys.exit("Error: couldn't set up MSVC toolchain")
         else: