diff --git a/winml/dll/module.cpp b/winml/dll/module.cpp
index e38dcc3cf3..43e4969efc 100644
--- a/winml/dll/module.cpp
+++ b/winml/dll/module.cpp
@@ -134,3 +134,8 @@ STDAPI DllGetActivationFactory(HSTRING classId, void** factory) {
 
   return ret;
 }
+
+// LoadLibraryW isn't support on Windows 8.1. This is a workaround so that CppWinRT calls this function for loading libraries
+void* __stdcall WINRT_IMPL_LoadLibraryW(wchar_t const* name) noexcept {
+  return LoadLibraryExW(name, nullptr, 0);
+}
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