1 files changed, 12 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index 03d9e9ae..c6fb52b9 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -40,6 +40,10 @@
 #include "assuan.h"
 #endif
 
+#ifdef HAVE_W32_SYSTEM
+#include "windows.h"
+#endif
+
 
 /* Bootstrap the subsystems needed for concurrent operation.  This
    must be done once at startup.  We can not guarantee this using a
@@ -54,6 +58,14 @@ do_subsystem_inits (void)
   if (done)
     return;
 
+#ifdef HAVE_W32_SYSTEM
+      {
+        WSADATA wsadat;
+        
+        WSAStartup (0x202, &wsadat);
+      }
+#endif
+
   _gpgme_sema_subsystem_init ();
 #ifdef HAVE_ASSUAN_H
   assuan_set_assuan_err_source (GPG_ERR_SOURCE_GPGME);