diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 8efb03b3..dbd3e34f 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -368,7 +368,7 @@ CFLAGS += -D_CRT_SECURE_NO_DEPRECATE
 else
    CC ?= gcc
    TARGET := $(TARGET_NAME)_libretro.dll
-   SHARED := -shared -static-libgcc -static-libstdc++ -s -Wl,--version-script=$(CORE_DIR)/link.T -Wl,--no-undefined
+   SHARED := -shared -static-libgcc -static-libstdc++ -s -Wl,--version-script=$(CORE_DIR)/link.T -Wl,--no-undefined -lws2_32
 endif
 
 LIBM    ?= -lm