diff --git a/std/Cargo.toml b/std/Cargo.toml
index 358510b8f77d8..b991b1cf22dd8 100644
--- a/std/Cargo.toml
+++ b/std/Cargo.toml
@@ -87,6 +87,10 @@ std_detect_file_io = ["std_detect/std_detect_file_io"]
 std_detect_dlsym_getauxval = ["std_detect/std_detect_dlsym_getauxval"]
 std_detect_env_override = ["std_detect/std_detect_env_override"]
 
+# Enable using raw-dylib for Windows imports.
+# This will eventually be the default.
+windows_raw_dylib = []
+
 [package.metadata.fortanix-sgx]
 # Maximum possible number of threads when testing
 threads = 125
diff --git a/std/src/sys/pal/windows/alloc.rs b/std/src/sys/pal/windows/alloc.rs
index 24c237b5eb03d..e6cbdb6ef7d64 100644
--- a/std/src/sys/pal/windows/alloc.rs
+++ b/std/src/sys/pal/windows/alloc.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ use crate::alloc::{GlobalAlloc, Layout, System};
 use crate::ffi::c_void;
 use crate::ptr;
 use crate::sync::atomic::{AtomicPtr, Ordering};
-use crate::sys::c;
+use crate::sys::c::{self, windows_targets};
 use crate::sys::common::alloc::{realloc_fallback, MIN_ALIGN};
 use core::mem::MaybeUninit;
 
@@ -17,74 +17,71 @@ mod tests;
 // Flag to indicate that the memory returned by `HeapAlloc` should be zeroed.
 const HEAP_ZERO_MEMORY: c::DWORD = 0x00000008;
 
-#[link(name = "kernel32")]
-extern "system" {
-    // Get a handle to the default heap of the current process, or null if the operation fails.
-    //
-    // SAFETY: Successful calls to this function within the same process are assumed to
-    // always return the same handle, which remains valid for the entire lifetime of the process.
-    //
-    // See https://docs.microsoft.com/windows/win32/api/heapapi/nf-heapapi-getprocessheap
-    fn GetProcessHeap() -> c::HANDLE;
+// Get a handle to the default heap of the current process, or null if the operation fails.
+//
+// SAFETY: Successful calls to this function within the same process are assumed to
+// always return the same handle, which remains valid for the entire lifetime of the process.
+//
+// See https://docs.microsoft.com/windows/win32/api/heapapi/nf-heapapi-getprocessheap
+windows_targets::link!("kernel32.dll" "system" fn GetProcessHeap() -> c::HANDLE);
 
-    // Allocate a block of `dwBytes` bytes of memory from a given heap `hHeap`.
-    // The allocated memory may be uninitialized, or zeroed if `dwFlags` is
-    // set to `HEAP_ZERO_MEMORY`.
-    //
-    // Returns a pointer to the newly-allocated memory or null if the operation fails.
-    // The returned pointer will be aligned to at least `MIN_ALIGN`.
-    //
-    // SAFETY:
-    //  - `hHeap` must be a non-null handle returned by `GetProcessHeap`.
-    //  - `dwFlags` must be set to either zero or `HEAP_ZERO_MEMORY`.
-    //
-    // Note that `dwBytes` is allowed to be zero, contrary to some other allocators.
-    //
-    // See https://docs.microsoft.com/windows/win32/api/heapapi/nf-heapapi-heapalloc
-    fn HeapAlloc(hHeap: c::HANDLE, dwFlags: c::DWORD, dwBytes: c::SIZE_T) -> c::LPVOID;
+// Allocate a block of `dwBytes` bytes of memory from a given heap `hHeap`.
+// The allocated memory may be uninitialized, or zeroed if `dwFlags` is
+// set to `HEAP_ZERO_MEMORY`.
+//
+// Returns a pointer to the newly-allocated memory or null if the operation fails.
+// The returned pointer will be aligned to at least `MIN_ALIGN`.
+//
+// SAFETY:
+//  - `hHeap` must be a non-null handle returned by `GetProcessHeap`.
+//  - `dwFlags` must be set to either zero or `HEAP_ZERO_MEMORY`.
+//
+// Note that `dwBytes` is allowed to be zero, contrary to some other allocators.
+//
+// See https://docs.microsoft.com/windows/win32/api/heapapi/nf-heapapi-heapalloc
+windows_targets::link!("kernel32.dll" "system" fn HeapAlloc(hheap: c::HANDLE, dwflags: u32, dwbytes: usize) -> *mut core::ffi::c_void);
 
-    // Reallocate a block of memory behind a given pointer `lpMem` from a given heap `hHeap`,
-    // to a block of at least `dwBytes` bytes, either shrinking the block in place,
-    // or allocating at a new location, copying memory, and freeing the original location.
-    //
-    // Returns a pointer to the reallocated memory or null if the operation fails.
-    // The returned pointer will be aligned to at least `MIN_ALIGN`.
-    // If the operation fails the given block will never have been freed.
-    //
-    // SAFETY:
-    //  - `hHeap` must be a non-null handle returned by `GetProcessHeap`.
-    //  - `dwFlags` must be set to zero.
-    //  - `lpMem` must be a non-null pointer to an allocated block returned by `HeapAlloc` or
-    //     `HeapReAlloc`, that has not already been freed.
-    // If the block was successfully reallocated at a new location, pointers pointing to
-    // the freed memory, such as `lpMem`, must not be dereferenced ever again.
-    //
-    // Note that `dwBytes` is allowed to be zero, contrary to some other allocators.
-    //
-    // See https://docs.microsoft.com/windows/win32/api/heapapi/nf-heapapi-heaprealloc
-    fn HeapReAlloc(
-        hHeap: c::HANDLE,
-        dwFlags: c::DWORD,
-        lpMem: c::LPVOID,
-        dwBytes: c::SIZE_T,
-    ) -> c::LPVOID;
+// Reallocate a block of memory behind a given pointer `lpMem` from a given heap `hHeap`,
+// to a block of at least `dwBytes` bytes, either shrinking the block in place,
+// or allocating at a new location, copying memory, and freeing the original location.
+//
+// Returns a pointer to the reallocated memory or null if the operation fails.
+// The returned pointer will be aligned to at least `MIN_ALIGN`.
+// If the operation fails the given block will never have been freed.
+//
+// SAFETY:
+//  - `hHeap` must be a non-null handle returned by `GetProcessHeap`.
+//  - `dwFlags` must be set to zero.
+//  - `lpMem` must be a non-null pointer to an allocated block returned by `HeapAlloc` or
+//     `HeapReAlloc`, that has not already been freed.
+// If the block was successfully reallocated at a new location, pointers pointing to
+// the freed memory, such as `lpMem`, must not be dereferenced ever again.
+//
+// Note that `dwBytes` is allowed to be zero, contrary to some other allocators.
+//
+// See https://docs.microsoft.com/windows/win32/api/heapapi/nf-heapapi-heaprealloc
+windows_targets::link!("kernel32.dll" "system" fn HeapReAlloc(
+    hheap: c::HANDLE,
+    dwflags : u32,
+    lpmem: *const core::ffi::c_void,
+    dwbytes: usize
+) -> *mut core::ffi::c_void);
 
-    // Free a block of memory behind a given pointer `lpMem` from a given heap `hHeap`.
-    // Returns a nonzero value if the operation is successful, and zero if the operation fails.
-    //
-    // SAFETY:
-    //  - `hHeap` must be a non-null handle returned by `GetProcessHeap`.
-    //  - `dwFlags` must be set to zero.
-    //  - `lpMem` must be a pointer to an allocated block returned by `HeapAlloc` or `HeapReAlloc`,
-    //     that has not already been freed.
-    // If the block was successfully freed, pointers pointing to the freed memory, such as `lpMem`,
-    // must not be dereferenced ever again.
-    //
-    // Note that `lpMem` is allowed to be null, which will not cause the operation to fail.
-    //
-    // See https://docs.microsoft.com/windows/win32/api/heapapi/nf-heapapi-heapfree
-    fn HeapFree(hHeap: c::HANDLE, dwFlags: c::DWORD, lpMem: c::LPVOID) -> c::BOOL;
-}
+// Free a block of memory behind a given pointer `lpMem` from a given heap `hHeap`.
+// Returns a nonzero value if the operation is successful, and zero if the operation fails.
+//
+// SAFETY:
+//  - `hHeap` must be a non-null handle returned by `GetProcessHeap`.
+//  - `dwFlags` must be set to zero.
+//  - `lpMem` must be a pointer to an allocated block returned by `HeapAlloc` or `HeapReAlloc`,
+//     that has not already been freed.
+// If the block was successfully freed, pointers pointing to the freed memory, such as `lpMem`,
+// must not be dereferenced ever again.
+//
+// Note that `lpMem` is allowed to be null, which will not cause the operation to fail.
+//
+// See https://docs.microsoft.com/windows/win32/api/heapapi/nf-heapapi-heapfree
+windows_targets::link!("kernel32.dll" "system" fn HeapFree(hheap: c::HANDLE, dwflags: u32, lpmem: *const core::ffi::c_void) -> c::BOOL);
 
 // Cached handle to the default heap of the current process.
 // Either a non-null handle returned by `GetProcessHeap`, or null when not yet initialized or `GetProcessHeap` failed.
diff --git a/std/src/sys/pal/windows/c.rs b/std/src/sys/pal/windows/c.rs
index 27aa35f69f1bf..7dfda4f714c77 100644
--- a/std/src/sys/pal/windows/c.rs
+++ b/std/src/sys/pal/windows/c.rs
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ use crate::os::raw::{c_char, c_long, c_longlong, c_uint, c_ulong, c_ushort, c_vo
 use crate::os::windows::io::{AsRawHandle, BorrowedHandle};
 use crate::ptr;
 
-mod windows_targets;
+pub(super) mod windows_targets;
 
 mod windows_sys;
 pub use windows_sys::*;
diff --git a/std/src/sys/pal/windows/c/windows_targets.rs b/std/src/sys/pal/windows/c/windows_targets.rs
index 56c563462d366..252bceb70942b 100644
--- a/std/src/sys/pal/windows/c/windows_targets.rs
+++ b/std/src/sys/pal/windows/c/windows_targets.rs
@@ -3,6 +3,18 @@
 //! This is a simple wrapper around an `extern` block with a `#[link]` attribute.
 //! It's very roughly equivalent to the windows-targets crate.
 
+#[cfg(feature = "windows_raw_dylib")]
+pub macro link {
+    ($library:literal $abi:literal $($link_name:literal)? $(#[$doc:meta])? fn $($function:tt)*) => (
+        #[cfg_attr(not(target_arch = "x86"), link(name = $library, kind = "raw-dylib", modifiers = "+verbatim"))]
+        #[cfg_attr(target_arch = "x86", link(name = $library, kind = "raw-dylib", modifiers = "+verbatim", import_name_type = "undecorated"))]
+        extern $abi {
+            $(#[link_name=$link_name])?
+            pub fn $($function)*;
+        }
+    )
+}
+#[cfg(not(feature = "windows_raw_dylib"))]
 pub macro link {
     ($library:literal $abi:literal $($link_name:literal)? $(#[$doc:meta])? fn $($function:tt)*) => (
         // Note: the windows-targets crate uses a pre-built Windows.lib import library which we don't
@@ -17,6 +29,7 @@ pub macro link {
     )
 }
 
+#[cfg(not(feature = "windows_raw_dylib"))]
 #[link(name = "advapi32")]
 #[link(name = "ntdll")]
 #[link(name = "userenv")]
diff --git a/sysroot/Cargo.toml b/sysroot/Cargo.toml
index 1ddacd92e6b94..169eeeca8c2e8 100644
--- a/sysroot/Cargo.toml
+++ b/sysroot/Cargo.toml
@@ -27,3 +27,4 @@ profiler = ["std/profiler"]
 std_detect_file_io = ["std/std_detect_file_io"]
 std_detect_dlsym_getauxval = ["std/std_detect_dlsym_getauxval"]
 std_detect_env_override = ["std/std_detect_env_override"]
+windows_raw_dylib = ["std/windows_raw_dylib"]