diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 1c87994945..8df86ddd0d 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ if (WAMR_BUILD_WASM_CACHE EQUAL 1)
 endif ()
 
 if (MINGW)
-  target_link_libraries (iwasm_shared -lWs2_32)
+  target_link_libraries (iwasm_shared INTERFACE -lWs2_32 -lwsock32)
 endif ()
 
 install (TARGETS iwasm_shared LIBRARY DESTINATION lib)