diff --git a/build/premake/extern_libs5.lua b/build/premake/extern_libs5.lua
index b70df7d620..b9444b8d6c 100644
--- a/build/premake/extern_libs5.lua
+++ b/build/premake/extern_libs5.lua
@@ -587,6 +587,14 @@ extern_lib_defs = {
 			})
 		end,
 	},
+	oleaut32 = {
+		link_settings = function()
+			add_default_links({
+				win_names = { "oleaut32" },
+				dbg_suffix = ""
+			})
+		end,
+	},
 	openal = {
 		compile_settings = function()
 			if os.istarget("windows") then
diff --git a/build/premake/premake5.lua b/build/premake/premake5.lua
index 2c92e34c61..e3aa6d8109 100644
--- a/build/premake/premake5.lua
+++ b/build/premake/premake5.lua
@@ -1042,6 +1042,8 @@ used_extern_libs = {
 	"freetype",
 
 	"valgrind",
+
+	"oleaut32",
 }
 
 if not os.istarget("windows") and not _OPTIONS["android"] and not os.istarget("macosx") then
diff --git a/source/lib/external_libraries/dbghelp.h b/source/lib/external_libraries/dbghelp.h
index 818a1ed545..8e99e18403 100644
--- a/source/lib/external_libraries/dbghelp.h
+++ b/source/lib/external_libraries/dbghelp.h
@@ -31,11 +31,6 @@
 
 #include <OAIdl.h>	// VARIANT
 
-#if MSC_VERSION
-# pragma comment(lib, "oleaut32.lib")	// VariantChangeType
-#endif
-
-
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // fix omissions in the VC PSDK's dbghelp.h