diff --git a/c/protocan-transport/tools/build_host.py b/c/protocan-transport/tools/build_host.py
index bf043ac..17a77bf 100644
--- a/c/protocan-transport/tools/build_host.py
+++ b/c/protocan-transport/tools/build_host.py
@@ -48,10 +48,11 @@ def _build_msvc(output: Path, build_dir: Path) -> None:
     if vcvars is None:
         raise SystemExit("Visual Studio C++ tools were not found")
     quoted_sources = " ".join(f'"{source}"' for source in SOURCES)
+    import_library = build_dir / "setcore.lib"
     command = (
         f'call "{vcvars}" && cl /nologo /W4 /std:c11 '
         f'/DPCAN_ABI_BUILD_DLL /I"{INCLUDE}" /LD {quoted_sources} '
-        f'/Fe"{output}"'
+        f'/Fe"{output}" /link /IMPLIB:"{import_library}"'
     )
     # shell=True is intentional on Windows: ``call`` must run the batch file
     # in the same cmd.exe process that subsequently launches cl.exe.