diff --git a/win32/build/config.w32 b/win32/build/config.w32
index 043f18b275b9d..696a8ed5c9efe 100644
--- a/win32/build/config.w32
+++ b/win32/build/config.w32
@@ -396,3 +396,7 @@ ARG_ENABLE("native-intrinsics", "Comma separated list of intrinsic optimizations
 	might not work properly, if the chosen instruction sets are not available on the target \
 	processor.", "no");
 toolset_setup_intrinsic_cflags();
+
+ARG_ENABLE('snapshot-build', 'Build a snapshot: turns on everything it can and ignores build errors', 'no');
+
+ARG_ENABLE('vs-link-compat', 'Allow linking of libraries built with compatible versions of VS toolset', 'yes');
diff --git a/win32/build/config.w32.phpize.in b/win32/build/config.w32.phpize.in
index bb466cd7f58d3..82b97e1145e97 100644
--- a/win32/build/config.w32.phpize.in
+++ b/win32/build/config.w32.phpize.in
@@ -143,3 +143,5 @@ ARG_ENABLE("native-intrinsics", "Comma separated list of intrinsic optimizations
 	might not work properly, if the optimizations are not available on the target \
 	processor.", "no");
 toolset_setup_intrinsic_cflags();
+
+ARG_ENABLE('vs-link-compat', 'Allow linking of libraries built with compatible versions of VS toolset', 'yes');
diff --git a/win32/build/confutils.js b/win32/build/confutils.js
index c3b5ef9b29e40..df486a1914dda 100644
--- a/win32/build/confutils.js
+++ b/win32/build/confutils.js
@@ -2898,9 +2898,6 @@ function PHP_INSTALL_HEADERS(dir, headers_list)
 // and you can then build everything, ignoring fatal errors within a module
 // by running "nmake snap"
 PHP_SNAPSHOT_BUILD = "no";
-if (!MODE_PHPIZE) {
-	ARG_ENABLE('snapshot-build', 'Build a snapshot; turns on everything it can and ignores build errors', 'no');
-}
 
 function toolset_option_handle()
 {
@@ -3766,9 +3763,3 @@ function setup_verbosity()
 		CMD_MOD2 = "@";
 	}
 }
-
-try {
-	ARG_ENABLE('vs-link-compat', 'Allow linking of libraries built with compatible versions of VS toolset', 'yes');
-} catch (e) {
-	STDOUT.WriteLine("problem: " + e);
-}