diff --git a/src/dawn/native/BUILD.gn b/src/dawn/native/BUILD.gn
index f164a77..fbc3a1e 100644
--- a/src/dawn/native/BUILD.gn
+++ b/src/dawn/native/BUILD.gn
@@ -438,6 +438,7 @@
   # In UWP, all available APIs are defined in WindowsApp.lib
   if (is_win && !dawn_is_winuwp) {
     libs += [
+      "onecore_apiset.lib",
       "user32.lib",
       "delayimp.lib",
     ]
diff --git a/src/dawn/native/CMakeLists.txt b/src/dawn/native/CMakeLists.txt
index c5eae75..ab3b462 100644
--- a/src/dawn/native/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/dawn/native/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -291,11 +291,14 @@
     ${CMAKE_DL_LIBS}
 )
 
-# Only win32 app needs to link with user32.lib
+# Only win32 app needs to link with user32.lib and onecore_apiset.lib
 # In UWP, all availiable APIs are defined in WindowsApp.lib
 # and is automatically linked when WINDOWS_STORE set
 if (WIN32 AND NOT WINDOWS_STORE)
-  list(APPEND conditional_private_platform_depends user32.lib)
+  list(APPEND conditional_private_platform_depends
+       user32.lib
+       onecore_apiset.lib
+  )
 endif()
 
 # DXGIGetDebugInterface1 is defined in dxgi.lib
diff --git a/src/dawn/native/d3d/PlatformFunctions.cpp b/src/dawn/native/d3d/PlatformFunctions.cpp
index cd51833..2c414ca 100644
--- a/src/dawn/native/d3d/PlatformFunctions.cpp
+++ b/src/dawn/native/d3d/PlatformFunctions.cpp
@@ -62,7 +62,6 @@
 MaybeError PlatformFunctions::LoadFunctions() {
     DAWN_TRY(LoadDXGI());
     DAWN_TRY(LoadFXCompiler());
-    DAWN_TRY(LoadKernelBase());
     InitWindowsVersion();
     return {};
 }
@@ -105,19 +104,6 @@
     return {};
 }
 
-MaybeError PlatformFunctions::LoadKernelBase() {
-#if DAWN_PLATFORM_IS(WINUWP)
-    compareObjectHandles = &CompareObjectHandles;
-#else
-    std::string error;
-    if (!mKernelBaseLib.OpenSystemLibrary(L"kernelbase.dll", &error) ||
-        !mKernelBaseLib.GetProc(&compareObjectHandles, "CompareObjectHandles", &error)) {
-        return DAWN_INTERNAL_ERROR(error.c_str());
-    }
-#endif
-    return {};
-}
-
 void PlatformFunctions::InitWindowsVersion() {
     // Currently we only care about the build number of Windows 10 and Windows 11.
     if (!IsWindows10OrGreater()) {
diff --git a/src/dawn/native/d3d/PlatformFunctions.h b/src/dawn/native/d3d/PlatformFunctions.h
index a8d3d14..e886f86 100644
--- a/src/dawn/native/d3d/PlatformFunctions.h
+++ b/src/dawn/native/d3d/PlatformFunctions.h
@@ -64,20 +64,13 @@
     pD3DCompile d3dCompile = nullptr;
     pD3DDisassemble d3dDisassemble = nullptr;
 
-    // Functions from kernelbase.dll
-    using PFN_COMPARE_OBJECT_HANDLES = BOOL(WINAPI*)(HANDLE hFirstObjectHandle,
-                                                     HANDLE hSecondObjectHandle);
-    PFN_COMPARE_OBJECT_HANDLES compareObjectHandles = nullptr;
-
   private:
     MaybeError LoadDXGI();
     MaybeError LoadFXCompiler();
-    MaybeError LoadKernelBase();
     void InitWindowsVersion();
 
     DynamicLib mDXGILib;
     DynamicLib mFXCompilerLib;
-    DynamicLib mKernelBaseLib;
 
     uint64_t mCurrentBuildNumber;
 };
diff --git a/src/dawn/native/d3d11/SharedFenceD3D11.cpp b/src/dawn/native/d3d11/SharedFenceD3D11.cpp
index 45e07d0..e61ea15 100644
--- a/src/dawn/native/d3d11/SharedFenceD3D11.cpp
+++ b/src/dawn/native/d3d11/SharedFenceD3D11.cpp
@@ -42,8 +42,7 @@
         return true;
     }
 
-    auto deviceD3D11 = ToBackend(device);
-    return deviceD3D11->GetFunctions()->compareObjectHandles(handle, other);
+    return ::CompareObjectHandles(handle, other);
 }
 }  // namespace