diff --git a/tools/ci_build/build.py b/tools/ci_build/build.py
index 77f07608528e2..b4547b8e29ba7 100644
--- a/tools/ci_build/build.py
+++ b/tools/ci_build/build.py
@@ -1027,7 +1027,7 @@ def generate_build_tree(
         if not (
             args.build_shared_lib
             and is_windows()
-            and args.cmake_generator == "Visual Studio 17 2022"
+            and args.cmake_generator in ("Visual Studio 17 2022", "Visual Studio 18 2026")
             and args.use_full_protobuf
         ):
             raise BuildError("Fuzz test has only be tested with build shared libs option using MSVC on windows")
diff --git a/tools/ci_build/build_args.py b/tools/ci_build/build_args.py
index a34e5bdcb3712..9da3dce2fc9de 100644
--- a/tools/ci_build/build_args.py
+++ b/tools/ci_build/build_args.py
@@ -174,6 +174,7 @@ def add_cmake_build_config_args(parser: argparse.ArgumentParser) -> None:
             "NMake Makefiles JOM",
             "Unix Makefiles",
             "Visual Studio 17 2022",
+            "Visual Studio 18 2026",
             "Xcode",
         ],
         default=None,  # Will be set later based on OS and WASM