diff --git a/mkspecs/winrt-arm-msvc2015/qmake.conf b/mkspecs/winrt-arm-msvc2015/qmake.conf
index fcb6d99aa9..b86958a084 100644
--- a/mkspecs/winrt-arm-msvc2015/qmake.conf
+++ b/mkspecs/winrt-arm-msvc2015/qmake.conf
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@ DEFINES                += WINAPI_FAMILY=WINAPI_FAMILY_APP ARM __ARM__ __arm__
 
 QMAKE_CFLAGS           += -FS
 QMAKE_CXXFLAGS         += -FS
-QMAKE_LFLAGS           += /MACHINE:ARM /NODEFAULTLIB:kernel32.lib
+QMAKE_LFLAGS           += /MACHINE:ARM
 
-QMAKE_LIBS             += windowscodecs.lib WindowsApp.lib runtimeobject.lib
+QMAKE_LIBS             += windowscodecs.lib WindowsApp.lib runtimeobject.lib kernel32.lib
 
 # Note that the order is important, ucrt(d) has to be first
 # Otherwise the linker might use malloc from a different library
diff --git a/mkspecs/winrt-x64-msvc2015/qmake.conf b/mkspecs/winrt-x64-msvc2015/qmake.conf
index e8062f5364..0f3f16a819 100644
--- a/mkspecs/winrt-x64-msvc2015/qmake.conf
+++ b/mkspecs/winrt-x64-msvc2015/qmake.conf
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@ DEFINES                += WINAPI_FAMILY=WINAPI_FAMILY_APP X64 __X64__ __x64__
 
 QMAKE_CFLAGS           += -FS
 QMAKE_CXXFLAGS         += -FS
-QMAKE_LFLAGS           += /MACHINE:X64 /NODEFAULTLIB:kernel32.lib
+QMAKE_LFLAGS           += /MACHINE:X64
 
-QMAKE_LIBS             += windowscodecs.lib WindowsApp.lib runtimeobject.lib
+QMAKE_LIBS             += windowscodecs.lib WindowsApp.lib runtimeobject.lib kernel32.lib
 
 # Note that the order is important, ucrt(d) has to be first
 # Otherwise the linker might use malloc from a different library
diff --git a/mkspecs/winrt-x86-msvc2015/qmake.conf b/mkspecs/winrt-x86-msvc2015/qmake.conf
index 5b44a97e8d..51a4ec9366 100644
--- a/mkspecs/winrt-x86-msvc2015/qmake.conf
+++ b/mkspecs/winrt-x86-msvc2015/qmake.conf
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@ DEFINES                += WINAPI_FAMILY=WINAPI_FAMILY_APP X86 __X86__ __x86__
 
 QMAKE_CFLAGS           += -FS
 QMAKE_CXXFLAGS         += -FS
-QMAKE_LFLAGS           += /SAFESEH /MACHINE:X86 /NODEFAULTLIB:kernel32.lib
+QMAKE_LFLAGS           += /SAFESEH /MACHINE:X86
 
-QMAKE_LIBS             += windowscodecs.lib WindowsApp.lib runtimeobject.lib
+QMAKE_LIBS             += windowscodecs.lib WindowsApp.lib runtimeobject.lib kernel32.lib
 
 # Note that the order is important, ucrt(d) has to be first
 # Otherwise the linker might use malloc from a different library