diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Build/2024-02-08-19-36-20.gh-issue-115167.LB9nDK.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Build/2024-02-08-19-36-20.gh-issue-115167.LB9nDK.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c60c4a93fe8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Build/2024-02-08-19-36-20.gh-issue-115167.LB9nDK.rst
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Avoid vendoring ``vcruntime140_threads.dll`` when building with Visual Studio 2022 version 17.8.
diff --git a/PCbuild/pyproject.props b/PCbuild/pyproject.props
index 056ab2b3b66..cf959369c20 100644
--- a/PCbuild/pyproject.props
+++ b/PCbuild/pyproject.props
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ public override bool Execute() {
       <VCRuntimeDLL Include="$(VCRuntimeDLL)" />
     </ItemGroup>
     <ItemGroup Condition="$(VCInstallDir) != '' and $(VCRuntimeDLL) == ''">
-      <VCRuntimeDLL Include="$(VCRedistDir)\Microsoft.VC*.CRT\vcruntime*.dll" />
+      <VCRuntimeDLL Include="$(VCRedistDir)\Microsoft.VC*.CRT\vcruntime*.dll" Exclude="$(VCRedistDir)\Microsoft.VC*.CRT\vcruntime*_threads.dll" />
     </ItemGroup>
 
     <Warning Text="vcruntime*.dll not found under $(VCRedistDir)." Condition="@(VCRuntimeDLL) == ''" />