diff --git a/bitcoin-qt.pro b/bitcoin-qt.pro
index 9e714338..e757310a 100644
--- a/bitcoin-qt.pro
+++ b/bitcoin-qt.pro
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ INCLUDEPATH += $$BOOST_INCLUDE_PATH $$BDB_INCLUDE_PATH $$OPENSSL_INCLUDE_PATH $$
 LIBS += $$join(BOOST_LIB_PATH,,-L,) $$join(BDB_LIB_PATH,,-L,) $$join(OPENSSL_LIB_PATH,,-L,) $$join(QRENCODE_LIB_PATH,,-L,)
 LIBS += -lssl -lcrypto -ldb_cxx$$BDB_LIB_SUFFIX
 # -lgdi32 has to happen after -lcrypto (see  #681)
-windows:LIBS += -lgdi32
+windows:LIBS += -lole32 -luuid -lgdi32
 LIBS += -lboost_system$$BOOST_LIB_SUFFIX -lboost_filesystem$$BOOST_LIB_SUFFIX -lboost_program_options$$BOOST_LIB_SUFFIX -lboost_thread$$BOOST_THREAD_LIB_SUFFIX
 
 contains(RELEASE, 1) {