diff --git a/Cython/Build/Inline.py b/Cython/Build/Inline.py
index a077d2c14d5d25817376f1cb37ad624b8d5d6927_Q3l0aG9uL0J1aWxkL0lubGluZS5weQ==..41b1bc136cde2b8c9750f7dd670d8e1bd4a4a046_Q3l0aG9uL0J1aWxkL0lubGluZS5weQ== 100644
--- a/Cython/Build/Inline.py
+++ b/Cython/Build/Inline.py
@@ -261,6 +261,13 @@
             build_extension.build_lib  = lib_dir
             build_extension.run()
 
+        try:
+            add_dll_directory = os.add_dll_directory
+        except AttributeError:
+            pass
+        else:
+            add_dll_directory(os.path.dirname(module_path))
+
         module = load_dynamic(module_name, module_path)
 
     _cython_inline_cache[orig_code, arg_sigs, key_hash] = module.__invoke