diff --git a/appveyor.yml b/appveyor.yml
index 1aa8e391d..5ae6c44c0 100644
--- a/appveyor.yml
+++ b/appveyor.yml
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ install:
   - if [%COMPILER%]==[clang-cl] call C:\Miniconda36-x64\Scripts\activate.bat
   - if [%COMPILER%]==[clang-cl] conda config --add channels conda-forge --force
   - if [%COMPILER%]==[clang-cl] conda install --yes clangdev ninja cmake
-  - if [%COMPILER%]==[clang-cl] "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0\VC\vcvarsall.bat" x64
+  - if [%COMPILER%]==[clang-cl] call "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0\VC\vcvarsall.bat" amd64
   - if [%COMPILER%]==[clang-cl] set "PATH=%PATH%;C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\10\bin\x64"
 
 before_build: