diff --git a/platform/windows/detect.py b/platform/windows/detect.py
index ae620c67870..77653b22ad4 100644
--- a/platform/windows/detect.py
+++ b/platform/windows/detect.py
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ def configure(env):
 
         env.Append(CCFLAGS=['/DGLES2_ENABLED'])
 
-        LIBS = ['winmm', 'opengl32', 'dsound', 'kernel32', 'ole32', 'oleaut32', 'user32', 'gdi32', 'IPHLPAPI', 'Shlwapi', 'wsock32', 'shell32', 'advapi32', 'dinput8', 'dxguid']
+        LIBS = ['winmm', 'opengl32', 'dsound', 'kernel32', 'ole32', 'oleaut32', 'user32', 'gdi32', 'IPHLPAPI', 'Shlwapi', 'wsock32', 'ws2_32', 'shell32', 'advapi32', 'dinput8', 'dxguid']
         env.Append(LINKFLAGS=[p + env["LIBSUFFIX"] for p in LIBS])
 
         env.Append(LIBPATH=[os.getenv("WindowsSdkDir") + "/Lib"])
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ def configure(env):
         env.Append(CCFLAGS=['-DWINDOWS_ENABLED', '-mwindows'])
         env.Append(CPPFLAGS=['-DRTAUDIO_ENABLED'])
         env.Append(CCFLAGS=['-DGLES2_ENABLED'])
-        env.Append(LIBS=['mingw32', 'opengl32', 'dsound', 'ole32', 'd3d9', 'winmm', 'gdi32', 'iphlpapi', 'shlwapi', 'wsock32', 'kernel32', 'oleaut32', 'dinput8', 'dxguid'])
+        env.Append(LIBS=['mingw32', 'opengl32', 'dsound', 'ole32', 'd3d9', 'winmm', 'gdi32', 'iphlpapi', 'shlwapi', 'wsock32', 'ws2_32', 'kernel32', 'oleaut32', 'dinput8', 'dxguid'])
 
         # if (env["bits"]=="32"):
         # env.Append(LIBS=['gcc_s'])