diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index df6ea422a0f..b7a26176812 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -306,6 +306,9 @@ Tests
 Build
 -----
 
+- Issue #26079: Fixing the build output folder for tix-8.4.3.6. Patch by
+  Bjoern Thiel.
+
 - Issue #26465: Update Windows builds to use OpenSSL 1.0.2g.
 
 - Issue #24421: Compile Modules/_math.c once, before building extensions.
diff --git a/PCbuild/tcltk.props b/PCbuild/tcltk.props
index 5e794e55375..11dbffbdbfa 100644
--- a/PCbuild/tcltk.props
+++ b/PCbuild/tcltk.props
@@ -37,9 +37,9 @@
     <BuildDirTop>Release</BuildDirTop>
     <BuildDirTop Condition="$(Configuration) == 'Debug'">Debug</BuildDirTop>
     <BuildDirTop Condition="$(TclMachine) != 'IX86'">$(BuildDirTop)_$(TclMachine)</BuildDirTop>
-    <BuildDirTop Condition="$(VisualStudioVersion) == '14.0'">$(BuildDirTop)_VC13</BuildDirTop>
-    <BuildDirTop Condition="$(VisualStudioVersion) == '12.0'">$(BuildDirTop)_VC12</BuildDirTop>
-    <BuildDirTop Condition="$(VisualStudioVersion) == '11.0'">$(BuildDirTop)_VC11</BuildDirTop>
-    <BuildDirTop Condition="$(VisualStudioVersion) == '10.0'">$(BuildDirTop)_VC10</BuildDirTop>
+    <BuildDirTop Condition="$(PlatformToolset) == 'v140'">$(BuildDirTop)_VC13</BuildDirTop>
+    <BuildDirTop Condition="$(PlatformToolset) == 'v120'">$(BuildDirTop)_VC12</BuildDirTop>
+    <BuildDirTop Condition="$(PlatformToolset) == 'v110'">$(BuildDirTop)_VC11</BuildDirTop>
+    <BuildDirTop Condition="$(PlatformToolset) == 'v100'">$(BuildDirTop)_VC10</BuildDirTop>
   </PropertyGroup>
 </Project>
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