diff --git a/libs/tk/ytk/wscript b/libs/tk/ytk/wscript
index b0b93ee855..1b07c84f25 100644
--- a/libs/tk/ytk/wscript
+++ b/libs/tk/ytk/wscript
@@ -298,8 +298,9 @@ def build(bld):
     elif bld.env['build_target'] == 'mingw' or bld.env['build_target'] == 'msvc':
         obj.source   = libytk_sources +  libytk_win32_sources
         obj.defines += [ 'INSIDE_GTK_WIN32', 'DLL_EXPORT', 'PIC' ]
-        obj.ldflags  = '-limm32 -lole32 -lgdi32 -lcomdlg32 -lwinspool -lcomctl32 -luuid'
-        obj.linkflags = ['-Wl,--export-all-symbols']
+        obj.lib  = ['imm32', 'ole32', 'gdi32', 'comdlg32', 'winspool', 'comctl32', 'uuid']
+        if bld.env['build_target'] == 'mingw':
+            obj.linkflags = ['-Wl,--export-all-symbols']
     else:
         obj.source    = libytk_sources +  libytk_x11_sources
         obj.uselib   += ' X11 XEXT'