diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 98dfdbdece2..aaaa0a932fb 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -3733,18 +3733,18 @@ endif
 
 
 ifeq ($(SYSTEM),MINGW32)
-$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/grpc_csharp_ext$(SHARED_VERSION).$(SHARED_EXT): $(LIBGRPC_CSHARP_EXT_OBJS)  $(ZLIB_DEP) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgpr.a $(OPENSSL_DEP)
+$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/grpc_csharp_ext$(SHARED_VERSION).$(SHARED_EXT): $(LIBGRPC_CSHARP_EXT_OBJS)  $(ZLIB_DEP) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc.a $(OPENSSL_DEP)
 	$(E) "[LD]      Linking $@"
 	$(Q) mkdir -p `dirname $@`
-	$(Q) $(LD) $(LDFLAGS) $(if $(subst Linux,,$(SYSTEM)),,-Wl$(comma)-wrap$(comma)memcpy) -L$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG) -shared grpc_csharp_ext.def -Wl,--output-def=$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/grpc_csharp_ext$(SHARED_VERSION).def -Wl,--out-implib=$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc_csharp_ext$(SHARED_VERSION)-dll.a -o $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/grpc_csharp_ext$(SHARED_VERSION).$(SHARED_EXT) $(LIBGRPC_CSHARP_EXT_OBJS) $(LDLIBS) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgpr.a $(ZLIB_MERGE_LIBS) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgpr.a
+	$(Q) $(LD) $(LDFLAGS) $(if $(subst Linux,,$(SYSTEM)),,-Wl$(comma)-wrap$(comma)memcpy) -L$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG) -shared grpc_csharp_ext.def -Wl,--output-def=$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/grpc_csharp_ext$(SHARED_VERSION).def -Wl,--out-implib=$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc_csharp_ext$(SHARED_VERSION)-dll.a -o $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/grpc_csharp_ext$(SHARED_VERSION).$(SHARED_EXT) $(LIBGRPC_CSHARP_EXT_OBJS) $(LDLIBS) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc.a $(ZLIB_MERGE_LIBS) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgpr.a
 else
-$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc_csharp_ext$(SHARED_VERSION).$(SHARED_EXT): $(LIBGRPC_CSHARP_EXT_OBJS)  $(ZLIB_DEP) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgpr.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgpr.a $(OPENSSL_DEP)
+$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc_csharp_ext$(SHARED_VERSION).$(SHARED_EXT): $(LIBGRPC_CSHARP_EXT_OBJS)  $(ZLIB_DEP) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgpr.a $(OPENSSL_DEP)
 	$(E) "[LD]      Linking $@"
 	$(Q) mkdir -p `dirname $@`
 ifeq ($(SYSTEM),Darwin)
-	$(Q) $(LD) $(LDFLAGS) $(if $(subst Linux,,$(SYSTEM)),,-Wl$(comma)-wrap$(comma)memcpy) -L$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG) -install_name $(SHARED_PREFIX)grpc_csharp_ext$(SHARED_VERSION).$(SHARED_EXT) -dynamiclib -o $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc_csharp_ext$(SHARED_VERSION).$(SHARED_EXT) $(LIBGRPC_CSHARP_EXT_OBJS) $(LDLIBS) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgpr.a $(ZLIB_MERGE_LIBS) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgpr.a
+	$(Q) $(LD) $(LDFLAGS) $(if $(subst Linux,,$(SYSTEM)),,-Wl$(comma)-wrap$(comma)memcpy) -L$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG) -install_name $(SHARED_PREFIX)grpc_csharp_ext$(SHARED_VERSION).$(SHARED_EXT) -dynamiclib -o $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc_csharp_ext$(SHARED_VERSION).$(SHARED_EXT) $(LIBGRPC_CSHARP_EXT_OBJS) $(LDLIBS) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc.a $(ZLIB_MERGE_LIBS) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgpr.a
 else
-	$(Q) $(LD) $(LDFLAGS) $(if $(subst Linux,,$(SYSTEM)),,-Wl$(comma)-wrap$(comma)memcpy) -L$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG) -shared -Wl,-soname,libgrpc_csharp_ext.so.0 -o $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc_csharp_ext$(SHARED_VERSION).$(SHARED_EXT) $(LIBGRPC_CSHARP_EXT_OBJS) $(LDLIBS) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgpr.a $(ZLIB_MERGE_LIBS) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgpr.a
+	$(Q) $(LD) $(LDFLAGS) $(if $(subst Linux,,$(SYSTEM)),,-Wl$(comma)-wrap$(comma)memcpy) -L$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG) -shared -Wl,-soname,libgrpc_csharp_ext.so.0 -o $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc_csharp_ext$(SHARED_VERSION).$(SHARED_EXT) $(LIBGRPC_CSHARP_EXT_OBJS) $(LDLIBS) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc.a $(ZLIB_MERGE_LIBS) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgpr.a
 	$(Q) ln -sf $(SHARED_PREFIX)grpc_csharp_ext$(SHARED_VERSION).$(SHARED_EXT) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc_csharp_ext$(SHARED_VERSION).so.0
 	$(Q) ln -sf $(SHARED_PREFIX)grpc_csharp_ext$(SHARED_VERSION).$(SHARED_EXT) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc_csharp_ext$(SHARED_VERSION).so
 endif
diff --git a/templates/Makefile.template b/templates/Makefile.template
index e76a2fdb46e..6e74c6b9531 100644
--- a/templates/Makefile.template
+++ b/templates/Makefile.template
@@ -1522,6 +1522,7 @@
       mingw_lib_deps += ' $(PROTOBUF_DEP)'
     if lib.get('deps_linkage', None) == 'static':
       for dep in lib.get('deps', []):
+        if dep == 'gpr': continue
         lib_archive = '$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/lib' + dep + '.a'
         common = common + ' ' + lib_archive
         lib_deps = lib_deps + ' ' + lib_archive