diff --git a/source/CMakeLists.txt b/source/CMakeLists.txt
index 2e3beaaf3..371b0bbfa 100755
--- a/source/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/source/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1130,6 +1130,9 @@ if(X265_LATEST_TAG OR NOT GIT_FOUND)
     endif(PLIBLIST)
 
     # Produce a pkg-config file
+    if(WIN32)
+        string(APPEND PRIVATE_LIBS " -ladvapi32")
+    endif()
     configure_file("x265.pc.in" "x265.pc" @ONLY)
     install(FILES       "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/x265.pc"
             DESTINATION "${LIB_INSTALL_DIR}/pkgconfig")