diff --git a/samples/dll/dll.bkl b/samples/dll/dll.bkl
index ef8b2996a2..271f293ab6 100644
--- a/samples/dll/dll.bkl
+++ b/samples/dll/dll.bkl
@@ -28,8 +28,9 @@
 
     <exe id="sdk_exe" template="common_settings"
          cond="PLATFORM_WIN32=='1'">
-         <app-type>gui</app-type>
-         <sources>sdk_exe.cpp</sources>
+        <app-type>gui</app-type>
+        <sources>sdk_exe.cpp</sources>
         <library>my_dll</library>
+        <sys-lib>user32</sys-lib>
     </exe>
 </makefile>
diff --git a/samples/dll/makefile.vc b/samples/dll/makefile.vc
index ae8fb98fb4..5e8f55bc9f 100644
--- a/samples/dll/makefile.vc
+++ b/samples/dll/makefile.vc
@@ -412,7 +412,7 @@ $(OBJS)\wx_exe.exe: $(WX_EXE_OBJECTS) $(OBJS)\wx_exe_sample.res $(OBJS)\my_dll.d
 
 $(OBJS)\sdk_exe.exe: $(SDK_EXE_OBJECTS) $(OBJS)\my_dll.dll
 	link /NOLOGO /OUT:$@  $(__DEBUGINFO) /pdb:"$(OBJS)\sdk_exe.pdb" $(__DEBUGINFO_33)  $(LINK_TARGET_CPU) /SUBSYSTEM:WINDOWS $(LDFLAGS) @<<
-	$(SDK_EXE_OBJECTS)   $(OBJS)\my_dll.lib
+	$(SDK_EXE_OBJECTS)   $(OBJS)\my_dll.lib user32.lib
 <<
 
 $(OBJS)\my_dll_my_dll.obj: .\my_dll.cpp