diff --git a/win32/build/confutils.js b/win32/build/confutils.js
index b7c7075e1cd..7fb28d058cc 100644
--- a/win32/build/confutils.js
+++ b/win32/build/confutils.js
@@ -1948,7 +1948,7 @@ function generate_tmp_php_ini()
 		}
 		
 		var directive = "extension";
-		if ("opcache" == extensions_enabled[i][0]) {
+		if ("opcache" == extensions_enabled[i][0] || "xdebug" == extensions_enabled[i][0]) {
 			directive = "zend_extension";
 		}