diff --git a/development/cmake/CMakeLists.txt b/development/cmake/CMakeLists.txt
index fee65e9d04..59d142c82e 100644
--- a/development/cmake/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/development/cmake/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -158,6 +158,13 @@ if(WIN32)
 	else()
 		message("----- Console enabled, disable it with -Dnoconsole=1")
 	endif()
+	if(MSVC)
+		add_definitions(-D_CRT_SECURE_NO_DEPRECATE -D_CRT_NONSTDC_NO_DEPRECATE -DNOMINMAX)	
+		# disable checked iterators for msvc release builds to get maximum speed
+		set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELEASE  "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELEASE} /D_SECURE_SCL=0")
+	else()
+		add_definitions(-DWINVER=0x0500)
+	endif()
 endif()
 
 set(PROGRAM_SUFFIX "\"\"")
@@ -172,11 +179,6 @@ message("----- LYX_ABS_INSTALLED_DATADIR   : ${LYX_ABS_INSTALLED_DATADIR}")
 message("----- LYX_ABS_INSTALLED_LOCALEDIR : ${LYX_ABS_INSTALLED_LOCALEDIR}")
 message("")
 
-if(MSVC)
-	add_definitions(-D_CRT_SECURE_NO_DEPRECATE -D_CRT_NONSTDC_NO_DEPRECATE -DNOMINMAX)	
- 	# disable checked iterators for msvc release builds to get maximum speed
-	set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELEASE  "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELEASE} /D_SECURE_SCL=0")
-endif()
 
 add_definitions(-DBOOST_USER_CONFIG="<config.h>")
 	
diff --git a/development/cmake/src/CMakeLists.txt b/development/cmake/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 8299d9fd43..ef804a8905 100644
--- a/development/cmake/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/development/cmake/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -78,6 +78,10 @@ if(APPLE)
   target_link_libraries(lyx "-framework Carbon" ) 
 endif()
 
+if(MINGW)
+  target_link_libraries(lyx ole32)
+endif()
+
 project_source_group("${GROUP_CODE}" lyx_sources lyx_headers)
 
 install(TARGETS lyx DESTINATION bin)
diff --git a/development/cmake/src/tex2lyx/CMakeLists.txt b/development/cmake/src/tex2lyx/CMakeLists.txt
index 6f2ae3210a..13177b030d 100644
--- a/development/cmake/src/tex2lyx/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/development/cmake/src/tex2lyx/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ target_link_libraries(tex2lyx
 	${ICONV_LIBRARY})
 	
 if(WIN32)
-	target_link_libraries(tex2lyx shlwapi)
+	target_link_libraries(tex2lyx shlwapi ole32)
 endif()
 
 if(APPLE)