diff --git a/src/core/paths/paths-windows.cpp b/src/core/paths/paths-windows.cpp
index 827db3500..d0b95a7f7 100644
--- a/src/core/paths/paths-windows.cpp
+++ b/src/core/paths/paths-windows.cpp
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@
 #include <comutil.h>
 #include <ShlObj_core.h>
 
+#pragma comment(lib, "comsuppw.lib")
+#pragma comment(lib, "kernel32.lib")
+
 #include "core/platform-helpers/platform-helpers.h"
 
 #include "paths-windows.h"