diff --git a/win32/build/mkdist.php b/win32/build/mkdist.php
index ca99b0dba9c..7fac172145f 100644
--- a/win32/build/mkdist.php
+++ b/win32/build/mkdist.php
@@ -209,7 +209,8 @@ function extract_file_from_tarball($pkg, $filename, $dest_dir) /* {{{ */
 
 /* the core dll */
 copy("$build_dir/php.exe", "$dist_dir/php.exe");
-copy("$build_dir/$phpdll", "$dist_dir/$phpdll");
+/* copy dll and its dependencies */
+copy_file_list($build_dir, "$dist_dir", [$phpdll]);
 
 /* and the .lib goes into dev */
 $phplib = str_replace(".dll", ".lib", $phpdll);