diff --git a/src/tools/vacpp.jam b/src/tools/vacpp.jam
index a5ac5db8e..a2997a6fb 100644
--- a/src/tools/vacpp.jam
+++ b/src/tools/vacpp.jam
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import os ;
 
 feature.extend toolset : vacpp ;
 toolset.inherit vacpp : unix ;
-generators.override vacpp.prebuilt : builtin.lib-generator ;
+generators.override vacpp.prebuilt : builtin.prebuilt ;
 generators.override vacpp.searched-lib-generator : searched-lib-generator ;
 
 # Configure the vacpp toolset