diff --git a/Changes b/Changes
index 830cb35d6..8d6b5bf31 100644
--- a/Changes
+++ b/Changes
@@ -1680,3 +1680,4 @@
   TODO: testing! testing! i'd like to be sure this c-ares is stable!
 - Win32 compile fixes.
 - Upgraded c-ares on windows to 1.6.0 as well.
+- Win32: build w/manifest. Looks like Unreal@Win32 now actually works again :).
diff --git a/makefile.win32 b/makefile.win32
index 9393fc65d..376882ce4 100644
--- a/makefile.win32
+++ b/makefile.win32
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 CC=cl
 LINK=link
 RC=rc
+MT=mt
 
 ############################ USER CONFIGURATION ############################
 
@@ -255,6 +256,7 @@ CONF:
 ./WIRCD.EXE: $(OBJ_FILES) SRC/win32/WIN32.RES
         $(LINK) $(LFLAGS) $(OBJ_FILES) SRC/win32/WIN32.RES SRC/WIN32/TRE.LIB SRC/WIN32/ARESLIB.LIB /MAP
 	-@erase src\win32\win32.res
+	$(MT) -manifest WIRCD.EXE.manifest -outputresource:WIRCD.EXE;1
 !IFNDEF DEBUGEXTRA
  @echo Standard version built 
 !ELSE