diff --git a/buildwin.cmd b/buildwin.cmd
index 10740d81e..154b5586d 100644
--- a/buildwin.cmd
+++ b/buildwin.cmd
@@ -140,9 +140,9 @@ if "%BUILD_TOOL%"=="msbuild" (
   set USEENV=/p:UseEnv=true
 
   set BUILD_TOOL_FLAGS=/clp:NoSummary
-  set BUILD_TOOL_FLAGS=%BUILD_TOOL_FLAGS% /nologo /v:%VERBOSITY%
+  set BUILD_TOOL_FLAGS=!BUILD_TOOL_FLAGS! /nologo /v:%VERBOSITY%
   if not %LOGGER%X==X (
-     set BUILD_TOOL_FLAGS=%BUILD_TOOL_FLAGS% /logger:%LOGGER%
+     set BUILD_TOOL_FLAGS=!BUILD_TOOL_FLAGS! /logger:%LOGGER%
   )
 )
 if not "%BUILD_TOOL%"=="msbuild" (
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ echo ####
 echo ########################################################################
 echo.
 echo.
-echo buildwin %VS_VERSION% %ACTION% %LINK_MODE% %CONFIGURATION% %PLATFORM% %SAMPLES% %TESTS% !BUILD_TOOL! !BUILD_TOOL_FLAGS!
+echo buildwin %VS_VERSION% %ACTION% %LINK_MODE% %CONFIGURATION% %PLATFORM% %SAMPLES% %TESTS% !BUILD_TOOL! %VERBOSITY%
 echo.
 echo The following configurations will be built: