diff --git a/visualdl/logic/CMakeLists.txt b/visualdl/logic/CMakeLists.txt
index ef6f1df135da2621cd105e8e02dfef7990720e4c..93a381328ca7b924cd705d010c6962e74153494e 100644
--- a/visualdl/logic/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/visualdl/logic/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -42,6 +42,9 @@ if (APPLE)
 endif()
 
 if (MSVC)
+  ## On Windows, we still link againt python library
+  target_link_libraries(core PRIVATE python)
+  ## Name the libraries as *.pyd
   set_target_properties(core PROPERTIES PREFIX "" SUFFIX ".pyd")
   add_custom_command(TARGET core POST_BUILD
     COMMAND "${CMAKE_COMMAND}" -E copy