diff --git a/bin/tools/win32/arpaname.vcxproj.in b/bin/tools/win32/arpaname.vcxproj.in
index 143c29288a..c785f4883b 100644
--- a/bin/tools/win32/arpaname.vcxproj.in
+++ b/bin/tools/win32/arpaname.vcxproj.in
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@
       <GenerateDebugInformation>true</GenerateDebugInformation>
       <OutputFile>..\..\..\Build\$(Configuration)\$(TargetName)$(TargetExt)</OutputFile>
       <AdditionalLibraryDirectories>..\..\..\lib\isc\win32\$(Configuration);%(AdditionalLibraryDirectories)</AdditionalLibraryDirectories>
-      <AdditionalDependencies>@OPENSSL_LIB@libisc.lib;ws2_32.lib;%(AdditionalDependencies)</AdditionalDependencies>
+      <AdditionalDependencies>@OPENSSL_LIB@libisc.lib;%(AdditionalDependencies);ws2_32.lib</AdditionalDependencies>
     </Link>
   </ItemDefinitionGroup>
   <ItemDefinitionGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|@PLATFORM@'">
diff --git a/bin/tools/win32/mdig.vcxproj.in b/bin/tools/win32/mdig.vcxproj.in
index 3c745d28e8..9a8239ad47 100644
--- a/bin/tools/win32/mdig.vcxproj.in
+++ b/bin/tools/win32/mdig.vcxproj.in
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@
       <GenerateDebugInformation>true</GenerateDebugInformation>
       <OutputFile>..\..\..\Build\$(Configuration)\$(TargetName)$(TargetExt)</OutputFile>
       <AdditionalLibraryDirectories>..\..\..\lib\isc\win32\$(Configuration);..\..\..\lib\dns\win32\$(Configuration);..\..\..\lib\bind9\win32\$(Configuration);%(AdditionalLibraryDirectories)</AdditionalLibraryDirectories>
-      <AdditionalDependencies>@OPENSSL_LIB@libisc.lib;libdns.lib;libbind9.lib;ws2_32.lib;%(AdditionalDependencies)</AdditionalDependencies>
+      <AdditionalDependencies>@OPENSSL_LIB@libisc.lib;libdns.lib;libbind9.lib;%(AdditionalDependencies);ws2_32.lib</AdditionalDependencies>
     </Link>
   </ItemDefinitionGroup>
   <ItemDefinitionGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|@PLATFORM@'">