diff --git a/reactos/apps/utils/net/finger/finger.xml b/reactos/apps/utils/net/finger/finger.xml
index b675d3f4755..4c4e3c1dda7 100644
--- a/reactos/apps/utils/net/finger/finger.xml
+++ b/reactos/apps/utils/net/finger/finger.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 <module name="finger" type="win32cui" installbase="system32" installname="finger.exe">
 	<include base="finger">.</include>
+	<define name="__USE_W32API" />
 	<define name="__USE_W32_SOCKETS" />
 	<library>kernel32</library>
 	<library>ws2_32</library>
diff --git a/reactos/apps/utils/net/whois/whois.xml b/reactos/apps/utils/net/whois/whois.xml
index fb3c1e5ee5e..24547fb12a2 100644
--- a/reactos/apps/utils/net/whois/whois.xml
+++ b/reactos/apps/utils/net/whois/whois.xml
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 <module name="whois" type="win32cui" installbase="system32" installname="whois.exe">
+        <define name="__USE_W32API" />
 	<include base="whois">.</include>
 	<library>kernel32</library>
 	<library>ws2_32</library>