Index: tools/msvc.py
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--- tools/msvc.py	(revision 75729)
+++ tools/msvc.py	(working copy)
@@ -1058,10 +1058,10 @@
     toolset.flags('msvc.link', 'OPTIONS', [], ['<linkflags>'])
     toolset.flags('msvc.link', 'LINKPATH', [], ['<library-path>'])
 
-    toolset.flags('msvc.link', 'FINDLIBS_ST', ['<find-static-library>'])
-    toolset.flags('msvc.link', 'FINDLIBS_SA', ['<find-shared-library>'])
-    toolset.flags('msvc.link', 'LIBRARY_OPTION', ['<toolset>msvc'])
-    toolset.flags('msvc.link', 'LIBRARIES_MENTIONED_BY_FILE', ['<library-file>'])
+    toolset.flags('msvc.link', 'FINDLIBS_ST', [], ['<find-static-library>'])
+    toolset.flags('msvc.link', 'FINDLIBS_SA', [], ['<find-shared-library>'])
+    toolset.flags('msvc.link', 'LIBRARY_OPTION', ['<toolset>msvc'], [''])
+    toolset.flags('msvc.link', 'LIBRARIES_MENTIONED_BY_FILE', [], ['<library-file>'])
 
     toolset.flags('msvc.archive', 'AROPTIONS', [], ['<archiveflags>'])