diff --git a/src/tools/msvc/Solution.pm b/src/tools/msvc/Solution.pm
index 9cb1ad3..a6a490f 100644
--- a/src/tools/msvc/Solution.pm
+++ b/src/tools/msvc/Solution.pm
@@ -37,12 +37,13 @@ sub _new
 	  unless exists $options->{float8byval};
 	die "float8byval not permitted on 32 bit platforms"
 	  if $options->{float8byval} && $bits == 32;
-	if ($options->{xml})
+	if ($options->{xml} && !$options->{iconv})
 	{
-		if (!($options->{xslt} && $options->{iconv}))
-		{
-			die "XML requires both XSLT and ICONV\n";
-		}
+		die "XML requires ICONV\n";
+	}
+	if ($options->{xslt} && !$options->{xml})
+	{
+		die "XSLT requires XML\n";
 	}
 	$options->{blocksize} = 8
 	  unless $options->{blocksize};    # undef or 0 means default