diff --git a/src/python/CMakeLists.txt b/src/python/CMakeLists.txt
index 9be8cef..3fe1ce7 100644
--- a/src/python/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/python/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ target_include_directories(mmtf_bindings PUBLIC
 target_link_libraries(mmtf_bindings PRIVATE pybind11::headers)
 target_link_libraries(mmtf_bindings PRIVATE msgpack-cxx)
 if(WIN32)
-  target_link_libraries(mmtf_bindings INTERFACE ws2_32)
+  target_link_libraries(mmtf_bindings INTERFACE wsock32 ws2_32)
 endif()
 target_compile_definitions(mmtf_bindings PRIVATE VERSION_INFO=${SKBUILD_PROJECT_VERSION})
 install(TARGETS mmtf_bindings DESTINATION mmtf_cppy)