diff --git a/src/shared/proparser/proparser.pri b/src/shared/proparser/proparser.pri
index 5f02416ef7d..9bd8976dd7f 100644
--- a/src/shared/proparser/proparser.pri
+++ b/src/shared/proparser/proparser.pri
@@ -32,3 +32,4 @@ SOURCES += \
 
 RESOURCES += proparser.qrc
 DEFINES += QMAKE_BUILTIN_PRFS QMAKE_OVERRIDE_PRFS
+win32: LIBS *= -ladvapi32