diff --git a/dlls/winsock/Makefile.in b/dlls/winsock/Makefile.in
index 032bab84eb..5187c38a84 100644
--- a/dlls/winsock/Makefile.in
+++ b/dlls/winsock/Makefile.in
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@ SRCDIR    = @srcdir@
 VPATH     = @srcdir@
 MODULE    = ws2_32.dll
 IMPORTLIB = libws2_32.$(IMPLIBEXT)
-IMPORTS   = user32 iphlpapi kernel32 ntdll
+IMPORTS   = iphlpapi kernel32 ntdll
+DELAYIMPORTS = user32
 EXTRALIBS = $(LIBUNICODE)
 
 C_SRCS = \