Invalid VS project file created when two resource files defined

qmake produces an invalid vcxproj file if there are two resource files defined for a project: one for debug and one for release. When opening the VS project there will be an error stating that the project file can not be loaded, there are multiple root elements. Same definition works when the project is compiled with Creator or in command line. The issue can be reproduced with the following definition:

CONFIG(debug, debug|release) { 
    RESOURCES += application_d.qrc 
} else { 
    RESOURCES += application.qrc 
}