diff --git a/src/Make_mvc.mak b/src/Make_mvc.mak
index 618821d..5573a58 100644
--- a/src/Make_mvc.mak
+++ b/src/Make_mvc.mak
@@ -420,7 +420,6 @@
 NBDEBUG_INCL	= nbdebug.h
 NBDEBUG_SRC	= nbdebug.c
 !  endif
-NETBEANS_LIB	= WSock32.lib
 ! endif
 
 # DirectWrite (DirectX)
@@ -473,7 +472,7 @@
 CHANNEL_OBJ	= $(OBJDIR)/job.obj $(OBJDIR)/channel.obj
 CHANNEL_DEFS	= -DFEAT_JOB_CHANNEL -DFEAT_IPV6 -DHAVE_INET_NTOP
 
-NETBEANS_LIB	= WSock32.lib Ws2_32.lib
+NETBEANS_LIB	= Ws2_32.lib
 !endif
 
 # need advapi32.lib for GetUserName()