diff --git a/scripts/genie.lua b/scripts/genie.lua
index f79ab32e..29976c80 100644
--- a/scripts/genie.lua
+++ b/scripts/genie.lua
@@ -158,6 +158,10 @@ function exampleProject(_name)
 			"gdi32",
 			"psapi"
 		}
+		links {
+			"d3d11",
+			"dxgi"
+		}
 		linkoptions {
 			"/ignore:4264" -- LNK4264: archiving object file compiled with /ZW into a static library; note that when authoring Windows Runtime types it is not recommended to link with a static library that contains Windows Runtime metadata
 		}