diff --git a/common/TracySocket.cpp b/common/TracySocket.cpp
index ed14ac08..4a918a5b 100644
--- a/common/TracySocket.cpp
+++ b/common/TracySocket.cpp
@@ -45,10 +45,9 @@ struct __wsinit
     }
 };
 
-static __wsinit InitWinSock()
+void InitWinSock()
 {
     static __wsinit init;
-    return init;
 }
 #endif
 
diff --git a/common/TracySocket.hpp b/common/TracySocket.hpp
index 9f19924f..9bab6ac0 100644
--- a/common/TracySocket.hpp
+++ b/common/TracySocket.hpp
@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@ struct timeval;
 namespace tracy
 {
 
+#ifdef _MSC_VER
+void InitWinSock();
+#endif
+
 class Socket
 {
     enum { BufSize = 128 * 1024 };