diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index a9535b3..43b2b64 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ OBJ=\
     util/stab.o \
     util/dis.o \
     util/gdb_proto.o \
+    util/dynload.o \
     drivers/device.o \
     drivers/bsl.o \
     drivers/fet.o \
diff --git a/util/dynload.c b/util/dynload.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1bda10e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/util/dynload.c
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+/* MSPDebug - debugging tool for MSP430 MCUs
+ * Copyright (C) 2009-2011 Daniel Beer
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301  USA
+ */
+
+#include "dynload.h"
+
+#ifdef WIN32
+
+dynload_handle_t dynload_open(const char *filename)
+{
+	return LoadLibrary(filename);
+}
+
+void dynload_close(dynload_handle_t hnd)
+{
+	FreeLibrary(hnd);
+}
+
+void *dynload_sym(dynload_handle_t hnd, const char *name)
+{
+	return GetProcAddress(hnd, name);
+}
+
+const char *dynload_error(void)
+{
+	return last_error();
+}
+
+#else /* WIN32 */
+
+#include <dlfcn.h>
+
+dynload_handle_t dynload_open(const char *filename)
+{
+	return dlopen(filename, RTLD_LAZY);
+}
+
+void dynload_close(dynload_handle_t hnd)
+{
+	dlclose(hnd);
+}
+
+void *dynload_sym(dynload_handle_t hnd, const char *name)
+{
+	return dlsym(hnd, name);
+}
+
+const char *dynload_error(void)
+{
+	return dlerror();
+}
+
+#endif
diff --git a/util/dynload.h b/util/dynload.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c358f57
--- /dev/null
+++ b/util/dynload.h
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+/* MSPDebug - debugging tool for MSP430 MCUs
+ * Copyright (C) 2009-2011 Daniel Beer
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301  USA
+ */
+
+#ifndef DYNLOAD_H_
+#define DYNLOAD_H_
+
+/* Portable dynamic loader interface. */
+
+#ifdef WIN32
+#include <windows.h>
+
+typedef HMODULE dynload_handle_t;
+#else /* WIN32 */
+typedef void *dynload_handle_t;
+#endif
+
+#ifndef WINAPI
+#define WINAPI
+#endif
+
+dynload_handle_t dynload_open(const char *filename);
+void dynload_close(dynload_handle_t hnd);
+void *dynload_sym(dynload_handle_t hnd, const char *name);
+const char *dynload_error(void);
+
+#endif