diff --git a/compat/vcbuild/scripts/clink.pl b/compat/vcbuild/scripts/clink.pl
index 3bd824154be381..2768ae15f1879f 100755
--- a/compat/vcbuild/scripts/clink.pl
+++ b/compat/vcbuild/scripts/clink.pl
@@ -66,7 +66,11 @@
 		}
 		push(@args, $lib);
 	} elsif ("$arg" eq "-lexpat") {
+	    if ($is_debug) {
+		push(@args, "libexpatd.lib");
+	    } else {
 		push(@args, "libexpat.lib");
+	    }
 	} elsif ("$arg" =~ /^-L/ && "$arg" ne "-LTCG") {
 		$arg =~ s/^-L/-LIBPATH:/;
 		push(@lflags, $arg);