diff --git a/cc/x86_windows_host.go b/cc/x86_windows_host.go
index a190b2690..9f5cdc426 100644
--- a/cc/x86_windows_host.go
+++ b/cc/x86_windows_host.go
@@ -69,10 +69,12 @@ var (
 
 	windowsX86Ldflags = []string{
 		"-m32",
+		"-L${windowsGccRoot}/${windowsGccTriple}/lib32",
 	}
 
 	windowsX8664Ldflags = []string{
 		"-m64",
+		"-L${windowsGccRoot}/${windowsGccTriple}/lib64",
 	}
 )