diff --git a/Makefile.libretro b/Makefile.libretro
index 91e99ba..885e001 100644
--- a/Makefile.libretro
+++ b/Makefile.libretro
@@ -319,6 +319,7 @@ else ifneq (,$(findstring windows_msvc2017,$(platform)))
 
 	CC  = cl.exe
 	CXX = cl.exe
+	LD = link.exe
 
 	reg_query = $(call filter_out2,$(subst $2,,$(shell reg query "$2" -v "$1" 2>nul)))
 	fix_path = $(subst $(SPACE),\ ,$(subst \,/,$1))