diff --git a/builds/win32/msvc6/gbak.dsp b/builds/win32/msvc6/gbak.dsp
index 47d5481c3b..9517aea15f 100644
--- a/builds/win32/msvc6/gbak.dsp
+++ b/builds/win32/msvc6/gbak.dsp
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ BSC32=bscmake.exe
 # ADD BASE BSC32 /nologo
 # ADD BSC32 /nologo
 LINK32=link.exe
-# ADD BASE LINK32 kernel32.lib advapi32.lib shell32.lib wsock32.lib /nologo /subsystem:console /debug /machine:I386 /pdbtype:sept
+# ADD BASE LINK32 kernel32.lib advapi32.lib shell32.lib /nologo /subsystem:console /debug /machine:I386 /pdbtype:sept
 # ADD LINK32 kernel32.lib user32.lib gdi32.lib shell32.lib comctl32.lib advapi32.lib ws2_32.lib mpr.lib version.lib /nologo /subsystem:console /incremental:no /machine:I386 /out:"release/firebird/bin/gbak.exe" /pdbtype:sept
 # SUBTRACT LINK32 /debug
 
diff --git a/builds/win32/msvc6/gsplit.dsp b/builds/win32/msvc6/gsplit.dsp
index a936c8fb90..2b1afb9e2c 100644
--- a/builds/win32/msvc6/gsplit.dsp
+++ b/builds/win32/msvc6/gsplit.dsp
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ BSC32=bscmake.exe
 # ADD BASE BSC32 /nologo
 # ADD BSC32 /nologo
 LINK32=link.exe
-# ADD BASE LINK32 kernel32.lib advapi32.lib shell32.lib wsock32.lib /nologo /subsystem:console /debug /machine:I386 /pdbtype:sept
+# ADD BASE LINK32 kernel32.lib advapi32.lib shell32.lib /nologo /subsystem:console /debug /machine:I386 /pdbtype:sept
 # ADD LINK32 kernel32.lib user32.lib gdi32.lib shell32.lib comctl32.lib advapi32.lib ws2_32.lib mpr.lib version.lib /nologo /subsystem:console /incremental:no /machine:I386 /out:"release/firebird/bin/gsplit.exe" /pdbtype:sept
 # SUBTRACT LINK32 /debug