diff --git a/src/interactivity/win32/lib/win32.LIB.vcxproj b/src/interactivity/win32/lib/win32.LIB.vcxproj
index e79e8c0b9c..da8965739b 100644
--- a/src/interactivity/win32/lib/win32.LIB.vcxproj
+++ b/src/interactivity/win32/lib/win32.LIB.vcxproj
@@ -60,6 +60,11 @@
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     <ClInclude Include="..\windowUiaProvider.hpp" />
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+  <ItemGroup>
+    <ProjectReference Include="..\..\..\renderer\dx\lib\dx.vcxproj">
+      <Project>{48d21369-3d7b-4431-9967-24e81292cf62}</Project>
+    </ProjectReference>
+  </ItemGroup>
   <ItemDefinitionGroup>
     <ClCompile>
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