diff --git a/src/libraries/System.Net.NameResolution/src/System.Net.NameResolution.csproj b/src/libraries/System.Net.NameResolution/src/System.Net.NameResolution.csproj
index e3b9514b5578aa..d2d9b9b46910cc 100644
--- a/src/libraries/System.Net.NameResolution/src/System.Net.NameResolution.csproj
+++ b/src/libraries/System.Net.NameResolution/src/System.Net.NameResolution.csproj
@@ -49,6 +49,8 @@
     <!-- Interop -->
     <Compile Include="$(CommonPath)Interop\Windows\Interop.Libraries.cs"
              Link="Common\Interop\Windows\Interop.Libraries.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="$(CommonPath)Interop\Windows\Kernel32\Interop.LoadLibraryEx_IntPtr.cs"
+             Link="Common\Interop\Windows\Kernel32\Interop.LoadLibraryEx_IntPtr.cs" />
     <Compile Include="$(CommonPath)Interop\Windows\WinSock\AddressInfoHints.cs"
              Link="Common\Interop\Windows\WinSock\AddressInfoHints.cs" />
     <Compile Include="$(CommonPath)Interop\Windows\WinSock\hostent.cs"
diff --git a/src/libraries/System.Net.NameResolution/src/System/Net/NameResolutionPal.Windows.cs b/src/libraries/System.Net.NameResolution/src/System/Net/NameResolutionPal.Windows.cs
index a27ce271b3134d..39c380fa440a00 100644
--- a/src/libraries/System.Net.NameResolution/src/System/Net/NameResolutionPal.Windows.cs
+++ b/src/libraries/System.Net.NameResolution/src/System/Net/NameResolutionPal.Windows.cs
@@ -31,7 +31,8 @@ static void Initialize()
                 {
                     Interop.Winsock.EnsureInitialized();
 
-                    IntPtr libHandle = NativeLibrary.Load(Interop.Libraries.Ws2_32, typeof(NameResolutionPal).Assembly, null);
+                    IntPtr libHandle = Interop.Kernel32.LoadLibraryEx(Interop.Libraries.Ws2_32, IntPtr.Zero, Interop.Kernel32.LOAD_LIBRARY_SEARCH_SYSTEM32);
+                    Debug.Assert(libHandle != IntPtr.Zero);
 
                     // We can't just check that 'GetAddrInfoEx' exists, because it existed before supporting overlapped.
                     // The existence of 'GetAddrInfoExCancel' indicates that overlapped is supported.
diff --git a/src/libraries/System.Net.NameResolution/tests/PalTests/System.Net.NameResolution.Pal.Tests.csproj b/src/libraries/System.Net.NameResolution/tests/PalTests/System.Net.NameResolution.Pal.Tests.csproj
index af74fd3923b420..7b2b9ee2c9fd60 100644
--- a/src/libraries/System.Net.NameResolution/tests/PalTests/System.Net.NameResolution.Pal.Tests.csproj
+++ b/src/libraries/System.Net.NameResolution/tests/PalTests/System.Net.NameResolution.Pal.Tests.csproj
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@
     <!-- Interop -->
     <Compile Include="$(CommonPath)Interop\Windows\Interop.Libraries.cs"
              Link="Common\Interop\Windows\Interop.Libraries.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="$(CommonPath)Interop\Windows\Kernel32\Interop.LoadLibraryEx_IntPtr.cs"
+             Link="Common\Interop\Windows\Kernel32\Interop.LoadLibraryEx_IntPtr.cs" />
     <Compile Include="$(CommonPath)Interop\Windows\WinSock\AddressInfoHints.cs"
              Link="Common\Interop\Windows\WinSock\AddressInfoHints.cs" />
     <Compile Include="$(CommonPath)Interop\Windows\WinSock\hostent.cs"
diff --git a/src/libraries/System.Private.CoreLib/src/System/DateTime.Windows.cs b/src/libraries/System.Private.CoreLib/src/System/DateTime.Windows.cs
index a348414c4065a7..9f2bf534d2d13e 100644
--- a/src/libraries/System.Private.CoreLib/src/System/DateTime.Windows.cs
+++ b/src/libraries/System.Private.CoreLib/src/System/DateTime.Windows.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 // Licensed to the .NET Foundation under one or more agreements.
 // The .NET Foundation licenses this file to you under the MIT license.
 
+using System.Diagnostics;
 using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;
 using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
 
@@ -159,7 +160,9 @@ internal FullSystemTime(long ticks)
 
         private static unsafe delegate* unmanaged[SuppressGCTransition]<long*, void> GetGetSystemTimeAsFileTimeFnPtr()
         {
-            IntPtr kernel32Lib = NativeLibrary.Load("kernel32.dll", typeof(DateTime).Assembly, DllImportSearchPath.System32);
+            IntPtr kernel32Lib = Interop.Kernel32.LoadLibraryEx(Interop.Libraries.Kernel32, IntPtr.Zero, Interop.Kernel32.LOAD_LIBRARY_SEARCH_SYSTEM32);
+            Debug.Assert(kernel32Lib != IntPtr.Zero);
+
             IntPtr pfnGetSystemTime = NativeLibrary.GetExport(kernel32Lib, "GetSystemTimeAsFileTime");
 
             if (NativeLibrary.TryGetExport(kernel32Lib, "GetSystemTimePreciseAsFileTime", out IntPtr pfnGetSystemTimePrecise))