diff --git a/gyp/pylib/gyp/generator/msvs.py b/gyp/pylib/gyp/generator/msvs.py
index 5f622ab506..aacbe60836 100644
--- a/gyp/pylib/gyp/generator/msvs.py
+++ b/gyp/pylib/gyp/generator/msvs.py
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ def _import_OrderedDict():
     'msvs_enable_winrt',
     'msvs_requires_importlibrary',
     'msvs_enable_winphone',
+    'msvs_enable_marmasm',
     'msvs_application_type_revision',
     'msvs_target_platform_version',
     'msvs_target_platform_minversion',
@@ -3362,7 +3363,8 @@ def _GenerateMSBuildProject(project, options, version, generator_flags):
    content += _GetMSBuildLocalProperties(project.msbuild_toolset)
   content += import_cpp_props_section
   content += import_masm_props_section
-  content += import_marmasm_props_section
+  if spec.get('msvs_enable_marmasm'):
+    content += import_marmasm_props_section
   content += _GetMSBuildExtensions(props_files_of_rules)
   content += _GetMSBuildPropertySheets(configurations)
   content += macro_section
@@ -3375,7 +3377,8 @@ def _GenerateMSBuildProject(project, options, version, generator_flags):
   content += _GetMSBuildProjectReferences(project)
   content += import_cpp_targets_section
   content += import_masm_targets_section
-  content += import_marmasm_targets_section
+  if spec.get('msvs_enable_marmasm'):
+    content += import_marmasm_targets_section
   content += _GetMSBuildExtensionTargets(targets_files_of_rules)
 
   if spec.get('msvs_external_builder'):
diff --git a/lib/configure.js b/lib/configure.js
index 6e49c23d91..d5eccf9758 100644
--- a/lib/configure.js
+++ b/lib/configure.js
@@ -146,6 +146,10 @@ function configure (gyp, argv, callback) {
       if (vsInfo.sdk) {
         defaults['msvs_windows_target_platform_version'] = vsInfo.sdk
       }
+      if (vsInfo.versionMajor > 15 ||
+          (vsInfo.versionMajor === 15 && vsInfo.versionMajor >= 9)) {
+        defaults['msvs_enable_marmasm'] = 1
+      }
       variables['msbuild_path'] = vsInfo.msBuild
     }