diff --git a/programs/wineboot/Makefile.in b/programs/wineboot/Makefile.in
index 8d69026c340..a9db5820f97 100644
--- a/programs/wineboot/Makefile.in
+++ b/programs/wineboot/Makefile.in
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ SRCDIR    = @srcdir@
 VPATH     = @srcdir@
 MODULE    = wineboot.exe
 APPMODE   = -mconsole
-IMPORTS   = shell32 shlwapi version user32 advapi32 kernel32 ntdll
+IMPORTS   = advapi32 kernel32 ntdll
+DELAYIMPORTS = shell32 shlwapi version user32
 EXTRALIBS = -luuid
 
 C_SRCS = \