diff --git a/src/map/scl/sclLiberty.c b/src/map/scl/sclLiberty.c
index 674f65549..3d62b68e5 100644
--- a/src/map/scl/sclLiberty.c
+++ b/src/map/scl/sclLiberty.c
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ struct Scl_Tree_t_
 
 static inline int          Scl_LibertyGlobMatch(const char * pattern, const char * string) {
     #ifdef _WIN32
-    return PathMatchSpec(string, pattern);
+    return PathMatchSpec(string, pattern); // if the compiler complains, add "-lshlwapi"
     #else
     return fnmatch(pattern, string, 0) == 0;
     #endif