diff --git a/contrib/buildsystems/engine.pl b/contrib/buildsystems/engine.pl
index c35844a0c7..9bde7ae15b 100755
--- a/contrib/buildsystems/engine.pl
+++ b/contrib/buildsystems/engine.pl
@@ -347,6 +347,8 @@ sub handleLinkLine
             push(@libs, "ssleay32.lib");
         } elsif ("$part" eq "-lcurl") {
             push(@libs, "libcurl.lib");
+        } elsif ("$part" eq "-lexpat") {
+            push(@libs, "expat.lib");
         } elsif ("$part" eq "-liconv") {
             push(@libs, "libiconv.lib");
         } elsif ($part =~ /^-/) {