diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 44b6e18..19c024f 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ endif()
 # Winsock.
 if(WIN32)
     set(CMAKE_EXTRA_INCLUDE_FILES winsock2.h ws2tcpip.h)
-    set(CMAKE_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES  ws2_32.lib)
+    set(CMAKE_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES  ws2_32.lib advapi32.lib shell32.lib)
     set(CMAKE_REQUIRED_DEFINITIONS -FIwinsock2.h -FIws2tcpip.h)
 endif()
 if (SOLARIS)
diff --git a/cmake/AddEventLibrary.cmake b/cmake/AddEventLibrary.cmake
index 411ca9d..869735e 100644
--- a/cmake/AddEventLibrary.cmake
+++ b/cmake/AddEventLibrary.cmake
@@ -73,6 +73,8 @@ macro(add_event_library LIB_NAME)
         list(APPEND ADD_EVENT_LIBRARY_TARGETS "${LIB_NAME}_static")
 
         set(ADD_EVENT_LIBRARY_INTERFACE "${LIB_NAME}_static")
+        
+        target_link_libraries("${LIB_NAME}_static" PRIVATE ${CMAKE_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES})
     endif()
 
     if (${EVENT_LIBRARY_SHARED})
@@ -81,7 +83,8 @@ macro(add_event_library LIB_NAME)
         target_link_libraries("${LIB_NAME}_shared"
             ${CMAKE_THREAD_LIBS_INIT}
             ${LIB_PLATFORM}
-            ${LIB_LIBRARIES})
+            ${LIB_LIBRARIES}
+            ${CMAKE_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES})
 
         if (EVENT_SHARED_FLAGS)
             set_event_shared_lib_flags("${LIB_NAME}" "${EVENT_SHARED_FLAGS}")