diff --git a/build/fbcode_builder/getdeps/load.py b/build/fbcode_builder/getdeps/load.py
index 9bd876e25..8f3f84c7a 100644
--- a/build/fbcode_builder/getdeps/load.py
+++ b/build/fbcode_builder/getdeps/load.py
@@ -271,6 +271,7 @@ class ManifestLoader(object):
         env = {}
         env["install_dir"] = self.build_opts.install_dir
         env["scratch_dir"] = self.build_opts.scratch_dir
+        env["vcvars_path"] = self.build_opts.vcvars_path
         env["os"] = self.build_opts.host_type.ostype
         env["distro"] = self.build_opts.host_type.distro
         env["distro_vers"] = self.build_opts.host_type.distrovers