diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 777b9cc32f..1222688003 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -851,6 +851,9 @@ if(LIBRETRO)
 	if(APPLE)
 		target_sources(${PROJECT_NAME} PRIVATE shell/libretro/oslib_apple.mm)
 	endif()
+	if(WIN32)
+		target_link_libraries(${PROJECT_NAME} PRIVATE mswsock)
+	endif()
 endif()
 
 target_sources(${PROJECT_NAME} PRIVATE
diff --git a/core/windows/fault_handler.cpp b/core/windows/fault_handler.cpp
index b4923ebbe1..ceed7f0057 100644
--- a/core/windows/fault_handler.cpp
+++ b/core/windows/fault_handler.cpp
@@ -24,7 +24,14 @@
 
 static PVOID vectoredHandler;
 static LONG (WINAPI *prevExceptionHandler)(EXCEPTION_POINTERS *ep);
+#ifndef LIBRETRO
 const char *getThreadName();
+#else
+// TODO
+static const char *getThreadName() {
+	return "";
+}
+#endif
 
 static void readContext(const EXCEPTION_POINTERS *ep, host_context_t &context)
 {