diff --git a/libr/include/r_types.h b/libr/include/r_types.h
index d3e5f608a0..05084c0889 100644
--- a/libr/include/r_types.h
+++ b/libr/include/r_types.h
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
 #endif
 #if __WIN32__ || MINGW32
   #include <winsock.h>
+  typedef int socklen_t;
 #if __WIN32__ || __CYGWIN__ || MINGW32
   #undef USE_SOCKETS
   #define __WINDOWS__ 1
diff --git a/libr/socket/Makefile b/libr/socket/Makefile
index 50c1f4cc1e..f04a150f8d 100644
--- a/libr/socket/Makefile
+++ b/libr/socket/Makefile
@@ -4,5 +4,9 @@ NAME=r_socket
 OBJS=socket.o proc.o http.o http_server.o rap_server.o run.o
 DEPS=r_util
 
+ifneq (,$(findstring mingw32,${OSTYPE}))
+LDFLAGS+=-lws2_32
+endif
+
 include deps.mk
 include ../rules.mk