diff --git a/src/lib/utility/solution/SolutionParserVisualStudio.cpp b/src/lib/utility/solution/SolutionParserVisualStudio.cpp
index 0d7b2b7a..0d186688 100644
--- a/src/lib/utility/solution/SolutionParserVisualStudio.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/utility/solution/SolutionParserVisualStudio.cpp
@@ -251,6 +251,8 @@ std::shared_ptr<ProjectSettings> SolutionParserVisualStudio::getProjectSettings(
 	settings->setSourcePaths(sourcePaths);
 	settings->setHeaderSearchPaths(headerPaths);
 
+	settings->setLanguage(LanguageType::LANGUAGE_CPP);
+
 	LOG_INFO_STREAM(<< "Done parsing VS solution");
 
 	return settings;