diff --git a/build_files/scons/config/win64-vc-config.py b/build_files/scons/config/win64-vc-config.py
index 2f757afee54..10994d3843c 100644
--- a/build_files/scons/config/win64-vc-config.py
+++ b/build_files/scons/config/win64-vc-config.py
@@ -264,6 +264,7 @@ LLIBS = ['ws2_32', 'vfw32', 'winmm', 'kernel32', 'user32', 'gdi32', 'comdlg32',
 
 PLATFORM_LINKFLAGS = ['/SUBSYSTEM:CONSOLE','/MACHINE:X64','/STACK:2097152','/OPT:NOREF','/INCREMENTAL:NO', '/NODEFAULTLIB:msvcrt.lib', '/NODEFAULTLIB:msvcmrt.lib', '/NODEFAULTLIB:msvcurt.lib', '/NODEFAULTLIB:msvcrtd.lib']
 if VC_VERSION == '12.0':
+    BF_CYCLES_CUDA_ENV="C:\Program Files\Microsoft SDKs\Windows\v7.1\Bin\SetEnv.cmd"
     BF_BUILDDIR = '..\\build\\win64-vc12'
     BF_INSTALLDIR='..\\install\\win64-vc12'
 elif VC_VERSION == '11.0':
diff --git a/build_files/scons/tools/btools.py b/build_files/scons/tools/btools.py
index 715d9220682..7e38cf21eb6 100644
--- a/build_files/scons/tools/btools.py
+++ b/build_files/scons/tools/btools.py
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ def validate_arguments(args, bc):
             'WITH_BF_JEMALLOC', 'WITH_BF_STATICJEMALLOC', 'BF_JEMALLOC', 'BF_JEMALLOC_INC', 'BF_JEMALLOC_LIBPATH', 'BF_JEMALLOC_LIB', 'BF_JEMALLOC_LIB_STATIC',
             'BUILDBOT_BRANCH',
             'WITH_BF_3DMOUSE', 'WITH_BF_STATIC3DMOUSE', 'BF_3DMOUSE', 'BF_3DMOUSE_INC', 'BF_3DMOUSE_LIB', 'BF_3DMOUSE_LIBPATH', 'BF_3DMOUSE_LIB_STATIC',
-            'WITH_BF_CYCLES', 'WITH_BF_CYCLES_CUDA_BINARIES', 'BF_CYCLES_CUDA_NVCC', 'BF_CYCLES_CUDA_NVCC', 'WITH_BF_CYCLES_CUDA_THREADED_COMPILE',
+            'WITH_BF_CYCLES', 'WITH_BF_CYCLES_CUDA_BINARIES', 'BF_CYCLES_CUDA_NVCC', 'BF_CYCLES_CUDA_NVCC', 'WITH_BF_CYCLES_CUDA_THREADED_COMPILE', 'BF_CYCLES_CUDA_ENV'
             'WITH_BF_OIIO', 'WITH_BF_STATICOIIO', 'BF_OIIO', 'BF_OIIO_INC', 'BF_OIIO_LIB', 'BF_OIIO_LIB_STATIC', 'BF_OIIO_LIBPATH',
             'WITH_BF_OCIO', 'WITH_BF_STATICOCIO', 'BF_OCIO', 'BF_OCIO_INC', 'BF_OCIO_LIB', 'BF_OCIO_LIB_STATIC', 'BF_OCIO_LIBPATH',
             'WITH_BF_BOOST', 'WITH_BF_STATICBOOST', 'BF_BOOST', 'BF_BOOST_INC', 'BF_BOOST_LIB', 'BF_BOOST_LIB_INTERNATIONAL', 'BF_BOOST_LIB_STATIC', 'BF_BOOST_LIBPATH',
@@ -570,6 +570,7 @@ def read_opts(env, cfg, args):
         (BoolVariable('WITH_BF_CYCLES_CUDA_BINARIES', 'Build with precompiled CUDA binaries', False)),
         (BoolVariable('WITH_BF_CYCLES_CUDA_THREADED_COMPILE', 'Build several render kernels at once (using BF_NUMJOBS)', False)),
         ('BF_CYCLES_CUDA_NVCC', 'CUDA nvcc compiler path', ''),
+        ('BF_CYCLES_CUDA_ENV', 'preset environement nvcc will execute in', ''),
         ('BF_CYCLES_CUDA_BINARIES_ARCH', 'CUDA architectures to compile binaries for', []),
 
         (BoolVariable('WITH_BF_OIIO', 'Build with OpenImageIO', False)),
diff --git a/intern/cycles/kernel/SConscript b/intern/cycles/kernel/SConscript
index a0522d9ba8e..88d8bb1786e 100644
--- a/intern/cycles/kernel/SConscript
+++ b/intern/cycles/kernel/SConscript
@@ -94,7 +94,11 @@ if env['WITH_BF_CYCLES_CUDA_BINARIES']:
             # sm_3x
             cuda_arch_flags = "--maxrregcount=32 --use_fast_math"
 
-        command = "\"%s\" -arch=%s %s %s \"%s\" -o \"%s\"" % (nvcc, arch, nvcc_flags, cuda_arch_flags, kernel_file, cubin_file)
+        if env['BF_CYCLES_CUDA_ENV']:
+            MS_SDK = "C:\\Program Files\\Microsoft SDKs\\Windows\\v7.1\\Bin\\SetEnv.cmd"
+            command = "\"%s\" & %s -arch=%s %s %s \"%s\" -o \"%s\"" % (MS_SDK, nvcc, arch, nvcc_flags, cuda_arch_flags, kernel_file, cubin_file)
+        else:
+            command = "\"%s\" -arch=%s %s %s \"%s\" -o \"%s\"" % (nvcc, arch, nvcc_flags, cuda_arch_flags, kernel_file, cubin_file)
 
         kernel.Command(cubin_file, 'kernel.cu', command)
         kernel.Depends(cubin_file, dependencies)