diff --git a/src/vcpkg/visualstudio.cpp b/src/vcpkg/visualstudio.cpp
index 8df820b598..78ddf629c2 100644
--- a/src/vcpkg/visualstudio.cpp
+++ b/src/vcpkg/visualstudio.cpp
@@ -168,6 +168,7 @@ namespace vcpkg::VisualStudio
 
         // VS 2017 changed the installer such that cl.exe cannot be found by path navigation and
         // the env variable is only set when vcvars has been run. Therefore we close the safety valves.
+        maybe_append_comntools("vs170comntools", "17.0", false);
         maybe_append_comntools("vs160comntools", "16.0", false);
         maybe_append_legacy_vs("vs140comntools", "Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0", "14.0");
         maybe_append_legacy_vs("vs120comntools", "Microsoft Visual Studio 12.0", "12.0");