diff --git a/tools/bitstream2json/CMakeLists.txt b/tools/bitstream2json/CMakeLists.txt
index 73fbe92204..d5b82adbd9 100644
--- a/tools/bitstream2json/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tools/bitstream2json/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -24,4 +24,8 @@ link_hifi_library(shared ${TARGET_NAME} "${ROOT_DIR}")
 include(${MACRO_DIR}/IncludeGLM.cmake)
 include_glm(${TARGET_NAME} "${ROOT_DIR}")
 
+IF (WIN32)
+    target_link_libraries(${TARGET_NAME} Winmm Ws2_32)
+ENDIF(WIN32)
+
 target_link_libraries(${TARGET_NAME} Qt5::Network Qt5::Widgets Qt5::Script)
diff --git a/tools/json2bitstream/CMakeLists.txt b/tools/json2bitstream/CMakeLists.txt
index 1dc01c4c7f..b93c57b582 100644
--- a/tools/json2bitstream/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tools/json2bitstream/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -24,4 +24,8 @@ link_hifi_library(shared ${TARGET_NAME} "${ROOT_DIR}")
 include(${MACRO_DIR}/IncludeGLM.cmake)
 include_glm(${TARGET_NAME} "${ROOT_DIR}")
 
+IF (WIN32)
+    target_link_libraries(${TARGET_NAME} Winmm Ws2_32)
+ENDIF(WIN32)
+
 target_link_libraries(${TARGET_NAME} Qt5::Network Qt5::Widgets Qt5::Script)