diff --git a/cppcheck.vcproj b/cppcheck.vcproj
index 7010c8b2d..95f65d69b 100644
--- a/cppcheck.vcproj
+++ b/cppcheck.vcproj
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCLinkerTool"
+				AdditionalDependencies="shlwapi.lib"
 				LinkIncremental="2"
 				GenerateDebugInformation="true"
 				SubSystem="1"
@@ -127,6 +128,7 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCLinkerTool"
+				AdditionalDependencies="shlwapi.lib"
 				LinkIncremental="1"
 				GenerateDebugInformation="false"
 				SubSystem="1"