diff --git a/Android.bp b/Android.bp
index 74da7c182..c6b6ee4d7 100644
--- a/Android.bp
+++ b/Android.bp
@@ -245,6 +245,17 @@ toolchain_library {
     },
 }
 
+toolchain_library {
+    name: "libwinpthread",
+    host_supported: true,
+    enabled: false,
+    target: {
+        windows: {
+            enabled: true
+        },
+    },
+}
+
 toolchain_library {
     name: "libgcov",
     defaults: ["linux_bionic_supported"],
diff --git a/cc/linker.go b/cc/linker.go
index 461992690..07d9aa802 100644
--- a/cc/linker.go
+++ b/cc/linker.go
@@ -156,6 +156,10 @@ func (linker *baseLinker) linkerDeps(ctx BaseModuleContext, deps Deps) Deps {
 		}
 	}
 
+	if ctx.Os() == android.Windows {
+		deps.LateStaticLibs = append(deps.LateStaticLibs, "libwinpthread")
+	}
+
 	return deps
 }