diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index eb3ff66..1309213 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ if (REDIS_PLUS_PLUS_BUILD_SHARED)
         target_compile_definitions(${SHARED_LIB} PRIVATE NOMINMAX)
         set_target_properties(${SHARED_LIB} PROPERTIES CXX_STANDARD ${REDIS_PLUS_PLUS_CXX_STANDARD} CXX_EXTENSIONS OFF)
         set_target_properties(${SHARED_LIB} PROPERTIES WINDOWS_EXPORT_ALL_SYMBOLS TRUE)
+        target_link_libraries(${SHARED_LIB} Ws2_32.lib)
     endif()
 
     target_link_libraries(${SHARED_LIB} ${HIREDIS_LIB})