diff --git a/source/workspaces/premake/premake.lua b/source/workspaces/premake/premake.lua
index 793e3cab99..2c31f34317 100755
--- a/source/workspaces/premake/premake.lua
+++ b/source/workspaces/premake/premake.lua
@@ -69,7 +69,8 @@ if (OS == "windows") then
 	package.links = { "opengl32" }
 --	package.defines = { "XERCES_STATIC_LIB" }
 	tinsert(package.files, sourcesfromdirs("../../lib/sysdep/win"))
-	package.linkoptions = { "/ENTRY:entry", "/DELAYLOAD:opengl32.dll",
+	package.linkoptions = { "/ENTRY:entry",
+"/DELAYLOAD:opengl32.dll",
 "/DELAYLOAD:advapi32.dll",
 "/DELAYLOAD:gdi32.dll",
 "/DELAYLOAD:user32.dll",
@@ -80,7 +81,9 @@ if (OS == "windows") then
 "/DELAYLOAD:libpng10.dll",
 "/DELAYLOAD:zlib1.dll",
 "/DELAYLOAD:js32.dll",
-"/DELAYLOAD:glu32.dll" }
+"/DELAYLOAD:glu32.dll",
+"/DELAY:UNLOAD"		-- allow manual unload of delay-loaded DLLs
+}
 	package.linkflags = { "static-runtime" }
 	package.buildflags = { "no-main" }
 	package.pchHeader = "precompiled.h"