diff --git a/scripts/make_win_bin_dist b/scripts/make_win_bin_dist
index 9c17c26b445..fdb34f2f48d 100755
--- a/scripts/make_win_bin_dist
+++ b/scripts/make_win_bin_dist
@@ -280,6 +280,7 @@ cp include/mysql/plugin.h $DESTDIR/include/mysql/
 
 mkdir -p $DESTDIR/lib/opt
 mkdir -p $DESTDIR/lib/plugin
+cp sql/$TARGET/mysqld.lib $DESTDIR/lib/
 cp libmysql/$TARGET/libmysql.dll \
    libmysql/$TARGET/libmysql.lib \
    libmysql/$TARGET/mysqlclient.lib \