diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index ec51e6ef2..43f87846b 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -90,6 +90,12 @@ conf.set('VERSION', '"@0@"'.format(meson.project_version()))
 conf.set('ENABLE_CTPP2', has_ctpp2_dep)
 conf.set('ENABLE_LIBARIA2', libaria2_dep.found())
 
+if build_machine.system() == 'windows'
+     extra_link_args = ['-lshlwapi', '-lwinmm']
+else
+     extra_link_args = []
+endif
+
 subdir('include')
 subdir('scripts')
 subdir('static')
diff --git a/test/meson.build b/test/meson.build
index 9accb6562..9d29177fe 100644
--- a/test/meson.build
+++ b/test/meson.build
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ gtest_dep = dependency('gtest', fallback: ['gtest', 'gtest_dep'])
 foreach test_name : tests
     test_exe = executable(test_name, [test_name+'.cpp'],
                           link_with : kiwixlib,
+                          link_args: extra_link_args,
                           dependencies : all_deps + [gtest_dep],
                           build_rpath : '$ORIGIN')
     test(test_name, test_exe)