diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f895c298..65caa81b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -679,10 +679,9 @@ process.
       Navigate to `YouCompleteMe/third_party/ycmd/third_party/OmniSharpServer`
       and run
 
-          msbuild /property:Configuration=Release /property:TargetFrameworkVersion=v4.5
+          msbuild /property:Configuration=Release /property:Platform="Any CPU" /property:TargetFrameworkVersion=v4.5
 
-      Replace `msbuild` by `xbuild` if `msbuild` is not available. On Windows,
-      be sure that [the build utility `msbuild` is in your
+      On Windows, be sure that [the build utility `msbuild` is in your
       PATH][add-msbuild-to-path].
 
     - Go support: install [Go][go-install] and add it to your path. Navigate to
diff --git a/doc/youcompleteme.txt b/doc/youcompleteme.txt
index 81716ae1..92b47a52 100644
--- a/doc/youcompleteme.txt
+++ b/doc/youcompleteme.txt
@@ -897,11 +897,11 @@ will notify you to recompile it. You should then rerun the install process.
    - C# support: install Mono on non-Windows platforms [41]. Navigate to
      'YouCompleteMe/third_party/ycmd/third_party/OmniSharpServer' and run
 
-     msbuild /property:Configuration=Release
+     msbuild /property:Configuration=Release /property:Platform="Any CPU"
      /property:TargetFrameworkVersion=v4.5
 
-   Replace 'msbuild' by 'xbuild' if 'msbuild' is not available. On Windows,
-   be sure that the build utility 'msbuild' is in your PATH [38].
+   On Windows, be sure that the build utility 'msbuild' is in your PATH
+   [38].
 
    - Go support: install Go [27] and add it to your path. Navigate to
      'YouCompleteMe/third_party/ycmd/third_party/gocode' and run 'go