diff --git a/src/Make_cyg.mak b/src/Make_cyg.mak
index 51e3618..c7f8337 100644
--- a/src/Make_cyg.mak
+++ b/src/Make_cyg.mak
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@
 OUTDIR = gobj$(DEBUG_SUFFIX)
 DEFINES += -DFEAT_GUI_W32 -DFEAT_CLIPBOARD
 EXTRA_OBJS += $(OUTDIR)/gui.o $(OUTDIR)/gui_w32.o $(OUTDIR)/gui_beval.o $(OUTDIR)/os_w32exe.o
-EXTRA_LIBS += -mwindows -lcomctl32
+EXTRA_LIBS += -mwindows -lcomctl32 -lversion
 else
 EXE = vim$(DEBUG_SUFFIX).exe
 OUTDIR = obj$(DEBUG_SUFFIX)