diff --git a/gcc/config/i386/mingw32.h b/gcc/config/i386/mingw32.h
index 1bbabfe8bed..321c30e41cc 100644
--- a/gcc/config/i386/mingw32.h
+++ b/gcc/config/i386/mingw32.h
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ along with GCC; see the file COPYING3.  If not see
 #define REAL_LIBGCC_SPEC \
   "%{mthreads:-lmingwthrd} -lmingw32 \
    " SHARED_LIBGCC_SPEC " \
-   -lmoldname -lmingwex -lmsvcrt"
+   -lmoldname -lmingwex -lmsvcrt -lkernel32"
 
 #undef STARTFILE_SPEC
 #define STARTFILE_SPEC "%{shared|mdll:dllcrt2%O%s} \