diff --git a/hdf5-sys/build.rs b/hdf5-sys/build.rs
index 7e2ab4cd..501b2ac2 100644
--- a/hdf5-sys/build.rs
+++ b/hdf5-sys/build.rs
@@ -746,4 +746,8 @@ fn get_build_and_emit() {
     let header = Header::parse(&hdf5_incdir);
     let config = Config { header, inc_dir: "".into(), link_paths: Vec::new() };
     config.emit_cfg_flags();
+
+    if cfg!(windows) && config.header.version >= Version::new(1, 14, 0) {
+        println!("cargo:rustc-link-lib=shlwapi");
+    }
 }