diff --git a/libflux/go/libflux/link_dynamic.go b/libflux/go/libflux/link_dynamic.go
index badb80e8ca..8e37a77c7f 100644
--- a/libflux/go/libflux/link_dynamic.go
+++ b/libflux/go/libflux/link_dynamic.go
@@ -4,4 +4,5 @@
 package libflux
 
 // #cgo pkg-config: flux
+// #cgo windows LDFLAGS: -lbcrypt
 import "C"
diff --git a/libflux/go/libflux/link_static.go b/libflux/go/libflux/link_static.go
index 81a09f04b2..2c24e1f4ce 100644
--- a/libflux/go/libflux/link_static.go
+++ b/libflux/go/libflux/link_static.go
@@ -5,4 +5,5 @@ package libflux
 
 // #cgo pkg-config: --static flux
 // #cgo LDFLAGS: -static
+// #cgo windows LDFLAGS: -lbcrypt
 import "C"