diff --git a/cmake/winml.cmake b/cmake/winml.cmake
index d835ed963f..0411ac4aee 100644
--- a/cmake/winml.cmake
+++ b/cmake/winml.cmake
@@ -627,6 +627,7 @@ target_link_libraries(winml_dll PRIVATE winml_lib_ort)
 target_link_libraries(winml_dll PRIVATE winml_lib_telemetry)
 
 target_link_libraries(winml_dll PRIVATE RuntimeObject.lib)
+target_link_libraries(winml_dll PRIVATE windowsapp.lib)
 
 # Any project that links in debug_alloc.obj needs this lib.
 # unresolved external symbol __imp_SymSetOptions