diff --git a/lib/std/net/os/win32.c3 b/lib/std/net/os/win32.c3
index 600511f61..eba0e8581 100644
--- a/lib/std/net/os/win32.c3
+++ b/lib/std/net/os/win32.c3
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ macro void? start_wsa()
 	}
 }
 
-fn void close_wsa() @local @finalizer
+fn void close_wsa()
 {
 	if (mem::compare_exchange(&wsa_init, 1, 0) == 1)
 	{
diff --git a/lib/std/os/win32/wsa.c3 b/lib/std/os/win32/wsa.c3
index ded26083a..85c9812a8 100644
--- a/lib/std/os/win32/wsa.c3
+++ b/lib/std/os/win32/wsa.c3
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-module std::os::win32 @if(env::WIN32);
+module std::os::win32 @if(env::WIN32) @link("ws2_32");
 
 // See https://github.com/wine-mirror/wine/blob/master/include/winsock2.h