diff --git a/Code/Editor/Platform/Windows/editor_lib_windows.cmake b/Code/Editor/Platform/Windows/editor_lib_windows.cmake
index 7a325ca97e..8c61e18096 100644
--- a/Code/Editor/Platform/Windows/editor_lib_windows.cmake
+++ b/Code/Editor/Platform/Windows/editor_lib_windows.cmake
@@ -5,3 +5,8 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0 OR MIT
 #
 #
+
+set(LY_BUILD_DEPENDENCIES
+    PRIVATE
+        Gdi32.lib
+)
diff --git a/Code/Editor/Settings.cpp b/Code/Editor/Settings.cpp
index 8672bad5c4..94b5668efc 100644
--- a/Code/Editor/Settings.cpp
+++ b/Code/Editor/Settings.cpp
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@
 #include "CryEdit.h"
 #include "MainWindow.h"
 
-#pragma comment(lib, "Gdi32.lib")
 
 //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 // Global Instance of Editor settings.