diff --git a/network_io/unix/sockaddr.c b/network_io/unix/sockaddr.c
index 8e4bde3e3b4..94b00983b41 100644
--- a/network_io/unix/sockaddr.c
+++ b/network_io/unix/sockaddr.c
@@ -29,6 +29,11 @@
 #include <net/if.h>
 #endif
 
+#if defined(HAVE_IF_INDEXTONAME) && defined(_MSC_VER)
+#include <Iphlpapi.h>
+#pragma comment(lib, "Iphlpapi.lib")
+#endif
+
 #define APR_WANT_STRFUNC
 #include "apr_want.h"