diff --git a/icu4c/source/tools/pkgdata/pkgdata.dsp b/icu4c/source/tools/pkgdata/pkgdata.dsp
index dd670b6d9d8..944d0ba8984 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/tools/pkgdata/pkgdata.dsp
+++ b/icu4c/source/tools/pkgdata/pkgdata.dsp
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ RSC=rc.exe
 # PROP Use_Debug_Libraries 0
 # PROP Output_Dir "Release"
 # PROP Intermediate_Dir "Release"
+# PROP Ignore_Export_Lib 0
 # PROP Target_Dir ""
 # ADD BASE CPP /nologo /W3 /GX /O2 /D "WIN32" /D "NDEBUG" /D "_CONSOLE" /D "_MBCS" /YX /FD /c
 # ADD CPP /nologo /MD /W3 /GX /O2 /I "../../../include" /I "../../common" /I "../toolutil" /D "WIN32" /D "NDEBUG" /D "_CONSOLE" /D "_MBCS" /YX /FD /c
@@ -49,7 +50,7 @@ BSC32=bscmake.exe
 # ADD BSC32 /nologo
 LINK32=link.exe
 # ADD BASE LINK32 kernel32.lib user32.lib gdi32.lib winspool.lib comdlg32.lib advapi32.lib shell32.lib ole32.lib oleaut32.lib uuid.lib odbc32.lib odbccp32.lib kernel32.lib user32.lib gdi32.lib winspool.lib comdlg32.lib advapi32.lib shell32.lib ole32.lib oleaut32.lib uuid.lib odbc32.lib odbccp32.lib /nologo /subsystem:console /machine:I386
-# ADD LINK32 icuin17.lib icuuc17.lib icutu17.lib /nologo /subsystem:console /machine:I386 /libpath:"../../../lib/release" /libpath:"../toolutil/release" /libpath:"..\toolutil\Release" /libpath:"..\..\..\lib"
+# ADD LINK32 icuin.lib icuuc.lib icutu.lib /nologo /subsystem:console /machine:I386 /libpath:"../../../lib/release" /libpath:"../toolutil/release" /libpath:"..\toolutil\Release" /libpath:"..\..\..\lib"
 
 !ELSEIF  "$(CFG)" == "pkgdata - Win32 Debug"