diff --git a/cmake/onnxruntime_python.cmake b/cmake/onnxruntime_python.cmake
index d00a4a0cef..fb00e827b6 100644
--- a/cmake/onnxruntime_python.cmake
+++ b/cmake/onnxruntime_python.cmake
@@ -49,6 +49,8 @@ if(APPLE)
   set(ONNXRUNTIME_SO_LINK_FLAG "-Xlinker -exported_symbols_list ${ONNXRUNTIME_ROOT}/python/exported_symbols.lst")
 elseif(UNIX)
   set(ONNXRUNTIME_SO_LINK_FLAG "-Xlinker --version-script=${ONNXRUNTIME_ROOT}/python/version_script.lds -Xlinker --no-undefined")
+else()
+  set(ONNXRUNTIME_SO_LINK_FLAG "-DEF:${ONNXRUNTIME_ROOT}/python/pybind.def")
 endif()
 
 set(onnxruntime_pybind11_state_libs
diff --git a/onnxruntime/python/pybind.def b/onnxruntime/python/pybind.def
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..32e0d27373
--- /dev/null
+++ b/onnxruntime/python/pybind.def
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+LIBRARY "onnxruntime_pybind11_state.pyd"
+EXPORTS
+ PyInit_onnxruntime_pybind11_state @1