diff --git a/src/lay/lay/lay.pro b/src/lay/lay/lay.pro
index 32325e7e9..ef029a550 100644
--- a/src/lay/lay/lay.pro
+++ b/src/lay/lay/lay.pro
@@ -196,7 +196,10 @@ INCLUDEPATH += $$QTBASIC_INC
 DEPENDPATH += $$QTBASIC_INC
 
 equals(HAVE_QTBINDINGS, "1") {
-  LIBS += -lklayout_qtbasic -lklayout_QtGui -lklayout_QtXml
+  LIBS += -lklayout_qtbasic -lklayout_QtGui -lklayout_QtXml -lklayout_QtCore
+  equals(HAVE_QT5, "1") {
+    LIBS += -lklayout_QtWidgets
+  }
 }
 
 INCLUDEPATH += $$RBA_INC
diff --git a/src/plugins/db_plugin.pri b/src/plugins/db_plugin.pri
index 56657a942..471c0a633 100644
--- a/src/plugins/db_plugin.pri
+++ b/src/plugins/db_plugin.pri
@@ -8,3 +8,9 @@ DEPENDPATH += $$DB_INC $$TL_INC $$GSI_INC $$PWD/common
 LIBS += -L$$DESTDIR/.. -lklayout_db -lklayout_tl -lklayout_gsi
 
 DEFINES += MAKE_DB_PLUGIN_LIBRARY
+
+win32 {
+  # to avoid the major version being appended to the dll name - in this case -lxyz won't link it again
+  # because the library is called xyx0.dll.
+  CONFIG += skip_target_version_ext
+}
diff --git a/src/plugins/lay_plugin.pri b/src/plugins/lay_plugin.pri
index 3a36cc445..19cad3598 100644
--- a/src/plugins/lay_plugin.pri
+++ b/src/plugins/lay_plugin.pri
@@ -8,3 +8,9 @@ DEPENDPATH += $$DB_INC $$TL_INC $$GSI_INC $$LAYBASIC_INC $$LAY_INC $$PWD/common
 LIBS += -L$$DESTDIR/.. -lklayout_db -lklayout_tl -lklayout_gsi -lklayout_laybasic -lklayout_lay
 
 DEFINES += MAKE_LAY_PLUGIN_LIBRARY
+
+win32 {
+  # to avoid the major version being appended to the dll name - in this case -lxyz won't link it again
+  # because the library is called xyx0.dll.
+  CONFIG += skip_target_version_ext
+}
diff --git a/src/plugins/tools/net_tracer/db_plugin/dbNetTracerIO.cc b/src/plugins/tools/net_tracer/db_plugin/dbNetTracerIO.cc
index 681818a42..0fc5d2372 100644
--- a/src/plugins/tools/net_tracer/db_plugin/dbNetTracerIO.cc
+++ b/src/plugins/tools/net_tracer/db_plugin/dbNetTracerIO.cc
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 namespace db
 {
 
-DB_PUBLIC std::string net_tracer_component_name ("connectivity");
+DB_PLUGIN_PUBLIC std::string net_tracer_component_name ("connectivity");
 
 // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 //  NetTracerLayerExpressionInfo implementation