diff --git a/src/libs/utils/utils-lib.pri b/src/libs/utils/utils-lib.pri
index 9c5be39c030bd3939e2b892140e1a751b444b5c8..cf45860794fd178ce06d370f7a0d3f91114d136a 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/utils-lib.pri
+++ b/src/libs/utils/utils-lib.pri
@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@ QT += gui network qml
 
 CONFIG += exceptions # used by portlist.cpp, textfileformat.cpp, and ssh/*
 
+win32: LIBS += -luser32 -lshell32
+# PortsGatherer
+win32: LIBS += -liphlpapi -lws2_32
+
 SOURCES += $$PWD/environment.cpp \
     $$PWD/environmentmodel.cpp \
     $$PWD/qtcprocess.cpp \
diff --git a/src/libs/utils/utils.pro b/src/libs/utils/utils.pro
index 83d61eac6dff4776c77eabf95f7291465a95b12e..b3f2f20892830c756a762560667420fd3a5a6b28 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/utils.pro
+++ b/src/libs/utils/utils.pro
@@ -1,8 +1,4 @@
 include(../../qtcreatorlibrary.pri)
 include(utils-lib.pri)
 
-win32: LIBS += -luser32 -lshell32
-# PortsGatherer
-win32: LIBS += -liphlpapi -lws2_32
-
 DEFINES += QTC_REL_TOOLS_PATH=$$shell_quote(\"$$relative_path($$IDE_LIBEXEC_PATH, $$IDE_BIN_PATH)\")