diff --git a/examples/server/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/server/CMakeLists.txt
index 07ba76ad3..8cf969bf9 100644
--- a/examples/server/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/examples/server/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ target_compile_definitions(${TARGET} PRIVATE
     SERVER_VERBOSE=$<BOOL:${LLAMA_SERVER_VERBOSE}>
 )
 target_link_libraries(${TARGET} PRIVATE common llama ${CMAKE_THREAD_LIBS_INIT})
+if (WIN32)
+    TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(${TARGET} PRIVATE ws2_32)
+endif()
 target_compile_features(${TARGET} PRIVATE cxx_std_11)
 if(TARGET BUILD_INFO)
   add_dependencies(${TARGET} BUILD_INFO)