diff --git a/src/arch/InputHandler/InputHandler_DirectInput.cpp b/src/arch/InputHandler/InputHandler_DirectInput.cpp
index d04196bf05..deb9a9a8be 100644
--- a/src/arch/InputHandler/InputHandler_DirectInput.cpp
+++ b/src/arch/InputHandler/InputHandler_DirectInput.cpp
@@ -14,7 +14,11 @@
 
 #include "InputHandler_DirectInputHelper.h"
 
+#ifdef NTDDI_WIN8 // Link to Xinput9_1_0.lib on Windows 8 SDK and above to ensure linkage to Xinput9_1_0.dll
+#pragma comment(lib, "Xinput9_1_0.lib")
+#else
 #pragma comment(lib, "xinput.lib")
+#endif
 
 #include <XInput.h>
 #include <WbemIdl.h>