diff --git a/tools/vs.py b/tools/vs.py
index 4da6dc13819..b148d3ff9d4 100644
--- a/tools/vs.py
+++ b/tools/vs.py
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@
 
 import xml.etree.ElementTree as etree
 from xml.etree.ElementTree import SubElement
+from defusedxml.ElementTree import parse
+from defusedxml.common import DefusedXmlException
 from utils import _make_path_relative
 from utils import xml_indent
 fs_encoding = sys.getfilesystemencoding()
@@ -86,7 +88,8 @@ def VS_AddHeadFilesGroup(program, elem, project_path):
 def VSProject(target, script, program):
     project_path = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(target))
 
-    tree = etree.parse('template_vs2005.vcproj')
+    # tree = etree.parse('template_vs2005.vcproj') 
+    tree = parse('template_vs2005.vcproj', forbid_dtd=False, forbid_external=True)
     root = tree.getroot()
 
     out = open(target, 'w')