diff --git a/Source/cmLocalVisualStudio7Generator.cxx b/Source/cmLocalVisualStudio7Generator.cxx
index 418b8b4f60..1571a0e207 100644
--- a/Source/cmLocalVisualStudio7Generator.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmLocalVisualStudio7Generator.cxx
@@ -1028,7 +1028,12 @@ void cmLocalVisualStudio7Generator::OutputBuildTool(std::ostream& fout,
     temp += "/";
     temp += targetNameImport;
     fout << "\t\t\t\tImportLibrary=\""
-         << this->ConvertToXMLOutputPathSingle(temp.c_str()) << "\"/>\n";
+         << this->ConvertToXMLOutputPathSingle(temp.c_str()) << "\"";
+    if(this->FortranProject)
+      {
+      fout << "\n\t\t\t\tLinkDLL=\"true\"";
+      }
+    fout << "/>\n";
     }
     break;
     case cmTarget::EXECUTABLE: