diff --git a/icu4c/source/tools/genrb/Makefile.in b/icu4c/source/tools/genrb/Makefile.in
index 954aa6d58cb..ff68e949dd7 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/tools/genrb/Makefile.in
+++ b/icu4c/source/tools/genrb/Makefile.in
@@ -51,8 +51,8 @@ CPPFLAGS = @CPPFLAGS@ -I$(top_srcdir)/common
 CFLAGS = @CFLAGS@
 CXXFLAGS = @CXXFLAGS@
 LDFLAGS = @LDFLAGS@ \
-$(LD_RPATH)$(LD_RPATH_PRE)$(libdir)@ld_rpath_suf@$(LD_RPATH_PRE)$(top_builddir)/common
-LIBS = $(LIBICU-UC) @LIBS@ @LIB_M@ 
+$(LD_RPATH)$(LD_RPATH_PRE)$(libdir)@ld_rpath_suf@$(LD_RPATH_PRE)$(top_builddir)/common@ld_rpath_suf@$(LD_RPATH_PRE)$(top_builddir)/i18n
+LIBS = $(LIBICU-UC) $(LIBICU-I18N) @LIBS@ @LIB_M@ 
 
 OBJECTS = error.o genrb.o ustr.o parse.o read.o write.o list.o	\
 rblist.o ufile.o ustdio.o util.o
diff --git a/icu4c/source/tools/genrb/genrb.dsp b/icu4c/source/tools/genrb/genrb.dsp
index 67c9391e42b..73b0385a5c4 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/tools/genrb/genrb.dsp
+++ b/icu4c/source/tools/genrb/genrb.dsp
@@ -50,7 +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 ..\..\..\lib\release\icuuc.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 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 ..\..\..\lib\release\icui18n.lib ..\..\..\lib\release\icuuc.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 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
 
 !ELSEIF  "$(CFG)" == "genrb - Win32 Debug"
 
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ 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 /debug /machine:I386 /pdbtype:sept
-# ADD LINK32 ..\..\..\lib\debug\icuuc.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 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 /debug /machine:I386 /pdbtype:sept
+# ADD LINK32 ..\..\..\lib\debug\icui18n.lib ..\..\..\lib\debug\icuuc.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 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 /debug /machine:I386 /pdbtype:sept
 
 !ENDIF