diff --git a/cmake/winml.cmake b/cmake/winml.cmake
index f87fda11e5..d0e246be9b 100644
--- a/cmake/winml.cmake
+++ b/cmake/winml.cmake
@@ -621,6 +621,7 @@ target_link_libraries(winml_dll PRIVATE winml_lib_ort)
 target_link_libraries(winml_dll PRIVATE winml_lib_telemetry)
 target_link_libraries(winml_dll PRIVATE delayimp.lib)
 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