diff --git a/Lib/distutils/msvccompiler.py b/Lib/distutils/msvccompiler.py
index 8106df6..b94d35f 100644
--- a/Lib/distutils/msvccompiler.py
+++ b/Lib/distutils/msvccompiler.py
@@ -255,6 +255,7 @@
                 ]
         self.ldflags_static = [ '/nologo']
 
+        self.initialized = True
 
     # -- Worker methods ------------------------------------------------