diff --git a/cmake/CMakeLists.txt b/cmake/CMakeLists.txt
index c9be4aa65d0cc..ed9043f2adc4a 100644
--- a/cmake/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/cmake/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1729,14 +1729,12 @@ if(onnxruntime_BUILD_KERNEL_EXPLORER)
 endif()
 
 # When GDK_PLATFORM is set then WINAPI_FAMILY is defined in gdk_toolchain.cmake (along with other relevant flags/definitions).
-if (WIN32 AND NOT GDK_PLATFORM)
+if (WIN32 AND NOT GDK_PLATFORM AND NOT CMAKE_CROSSCOMPILING)
   if (NOT CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_LIBRARIES MATCHES kernel32.lib)
     # On onecore, link to the onecore build of the MSVC runtime
     get_filename_component(msvc_path "${CMAKE_C_COMPILER}/../../../.." ABSOLUTE)
     link_directories(BEFORE "${msvc_path}/lib/onecore/${onnxruntime_target_platform}")
-    # The .lib files in the MSVC runtime have a DEFAULITLIB entry for onecore.lib, which in turn links to reverse forwarders.
-    # We ignore that entry and use onecore_apiset.lib instead, since system components must not rely on reverse forwarders.
-    add_link_options("/NODEFAULTLIB:onecore.lib")
+    # The .lib files in the MSVC runtime have a DEFAULITLIB entry for onecore.lib, but it shold not cause any conflict with onecoreuap.lib
   endif()
 endif()
 
diff --git a/cmake/wcos_rules_override.cmake b/cmake/wcos_rules_override.cmake
index f3d8093629a42..ec2303b073d5e 100644
--- a/cmake/wcos_rules_override.cmake
+++ b/cmake/wcos_rules_override.cmake
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-set(CMAKE_C_STANDARD_LIBRARIES_INIT onecoreuap_apiset.lib)
-set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_LIBRARIES_INIT onecoreuap_apiset.lib)
+set(CMAKE_C_STANDARD_LIBRARIES_INIT onecoreuap.lib)
+set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_LIBRARIES_INIT onecoreuap.lib)