diff --git a/tests/run-make/fmt-write-bloat/main.rs b/tests/run-make/fmt-write-bloat/main.rs
index e86c48014c3aa..2ca5ff1ad884c 100644
--- a/tests/run-make/fmt-write-bloat/main.rs
+++ b/tests/run-make/fmt-write-bloat/main.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,9 @@
 use core::fmt;
 use core::fmt::Write;
 
-#[link(name = "c")]
+#[cfg_attr(not(target_env = "msvc"), link(name = "c"))]
+#[cfg_attr(all(target_env = "msvc", target_feature = "crt-static"), link(name = "libcmt"))]
+#[cfg_attr(all(target_env = "msvc", not(target_feature = "crt-static")), link(name = "msvcrt"))]
 extern "C" {}
 
 struct Dummy;
diff --git a/tests/run-make/fmt-write-bloat/rmake.rs b/tests/run-make/fmt-write-bloat/rmake.rs
index 4ae226ec0e234..141069cfb7d36 100644
--- a/tests/run-make/fmt-write-bloat/rmake.rs
+++ b/tests/run-make/fmt-write-bloat/rmake.rs
@@ -15,14 +15,11 @@
 //! `NO_DEBUG_ASSERTIONS=1`). If debug assertions are disabled, then we can check for the absence of
 //! additional `usize` formatting and padding related symbols.
 
-// Reason: This test is `ignore-windows` because the `no_std` test (using `#[link(name = "c")])`
-// doesn't link on windows.
-//@ ignore-windows
 //@ ignore-cross-compile
 
 use run_make_support::env::no_debug_assertions;
-use run_make_support::rustc;
 use run_make_support::symbols::any_symbol_contains;
+use run_make_support::{bin_name, rustc};
 
 fn main() {
     rustc().input("main.rs").opt().run();
@@ -33,5 +30,5 @@ fn main() {
         // otherwise, add them to the list of symbols to deny.
         panic_syms.extend_from_slice(&["panicking", "panic_fmt", "pad_integral", "Display"]);
     }
-    assert!(!any_symbol_contains("main", &panic_syms));
+    assert!(!any_symbol_contains(&bin_name("main"), &panic_syms));
 }