diff --git a/ext/dtls/Makefile.am b/ext/dtls/Makefile.am
index 20a95f3f89..63cbcd8666 100644
--- a/ext/dtls/Makefile.am
+++ b/ext/dtls/Makefile.am
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ libgstdtls_la_CFLAGS = \
     $(GST_CFLAGS) \
     $(DTLS_CFLAGS)
 
-libgstdtls_la_LIBADD = $(GST_LIBS) $(GST_BASE_LIBS) $(DTLS_LIBS)
+libgstdtls_la_LIBADD = $(GST_LIBS) $(GST_BASE_LIBS) $(DTLS_LIBS) $(WINSOCK2_LIBS)
 libgstdtls_la_LDFLAGS = $(GST_PLUGIN_LDFLAGS)
 
 noinst_HEADERS = \
diff --git a/ext/dtls/meson.build b/ext/dtls/meson.build
index da8d886bcd..ab91f2d4a5 100644
--- a/ext/dtls/meson.build
+++ b/ext/dtls/meson.build
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ if openssl_dep.found() and libcrypto_dep.found()
     dtls_sources,
     c_args : gst_plugins_bad_args,
     include_directories : [configinc],
-    dependencies : [gst_dep, libcrypto_dep, openssl_dep],
+    dependencies : [gst_dep, libcrypto_dep, openssl_dep] + winsock2,
     install : true,
     install_dir : plugins_install_dir,
   )