diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index 5f2f884b92..73856bafc9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -186,6 +186,11 @@ jobs:
         ## Unzip and remove the artifact
         unzip artifacts.zip
         rm artifacts.zip
+    - name: initialize vcpkg
+      uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      with:
+        repository: 'microsoft/vcpkg'
+        path: 'compat/vcbuild/vcpkg'
     - name: download vcpkg artifacts
       shell: powershell
       run: |
diff --git a/contrib/buildsystems/CMakeLists.txt b/contrib/buildsystems/CMakeLists.txt
index 72e4c5abcd..6e0054a795 100644
--- a/contrib/buildsystems/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/contrib/buildsystems/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -58,6 +58,10 @@ if(WIN32)
 
 	# In the vcpkg edition, we need this to be able to link to libcurl
 	set(CURL_NO_CURL_CMAKE ON)
+
+	# Copy the necessary vcpkg DLLs (like iconv) to the install dir
+	set(X_VCPKG_APPLOCAL_DEPS_INSTALL ON)
+	set(CMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE ${VCPKG_DIR}/scripts/buildsystems/vcpkg.cmake CACHE STRING "Vcpkg toolchain file")
 endif()
 
 find_program(SH_EXE sh PATHS "C:/Program Files/Git/bin")