diff --git a/base/services/nfsd/CMakeLists.txt b/base/services/nfsd/CMakeLists.txt
index 3aeb58722c0..4a1df22a45b 100644
--- a/base/services/nfsd/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/base/services/nfsd/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -59,10 +59,10 @@ if(CMAKE_C_COMPILER_ID STREQUAL "Clang")
     target_compile_options(nfsd PRIVATE -Wno-incompatible-function-pointer-types)
 endif()
 
-target_link_libraries(nfsd oldnames)
+target_link_libraries(nfsd ansi_sync_hacks oldnames)
 
 set_module_type(nfsd win32cui)
-add_importlibs(nfsd advapi32 iphlpapi kernel32_vista libtirpc msvcrt shell32 ws2_32 wldap32 kernel32 ntdll)
+add_importlibs(nfsd advapi32 iphlpapi libtirpc msvcrt shell32 ws2_32 wldap32 kernel32 ntdll_vista ntdll)
 add_pch(nfsd precomp.h SOURCE)
 
 add_cd_file(TARGET nfsd DESTINATION reactos/system32 FOR all)
diff --git a/sdk/lib/CMakeLists.txt b/sdk/lib/CMakeLists.txt
index 27d51a4eee0..6e26638a3ab 100644
--- a/sdk/lib/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/sdk/lib/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ add_subdirectory(inflib)
 if(CMAKE_CROSSCOMPILING)
 
 add_subdirectory(3rdparty)
+add_subdirectory(ansi_sync_hacks)
 add_subdirectory(apisets)
 add_subdirectory(comsupp)
 add_subdirectory(conutils)
diff --git a/sdk/lib/ansi_sync_hacks/CMakeLists.txt b/sdk/lib/ansi_sync_hacks/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..262261d8c33
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sdk/lib/ansi_sync_hacks/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+
+# This exists purely for syncing code that is compiled as an ANSI exe but depends on
+# Vista+ functionality, Eventually we won't need to maintain a 0x502 build and this
+# will be removed.
+
+remove_definitions(-D_WIN32_WINNT=0x502 -DWINVER=0x502)
+add_definitions(-D_WIN32_WINNT=0x600 -DWINVER=0x600)
+
+list(APPEND SOURCE
+   sync_hacks.c)
+
+add_library(ansi_sync_hacks STATIC ${SOURCE})
+add_dependencies(ansi_sync_hacks psdk)
diff --git a/sdk/lib/ansi_sync_hacks/sync_hacks.c b/sdk/lib/ansi_sync_hacks/sync_hacks.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b3042e9173f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sdk/lib/ansi_sync_hacks/sync_hacks.c
@@ -0,0 +1,169 @@
+/*
+ * This file exists due to some apps (e.g) nfsd.exe not suporting
+ * UNICODE This provides all the needed ANSI NT6 support while still allowing it to build on
+ * NT5.x builds.
+ */
+#define _KERNEL32_
+
+/* PSDK/NDK Headers */
+#define WIN32_NO_STATUS
+#include <windef.h>
+#include <winbase.h>
+
+/* Redefine NTDDI_VERSION to 2K3 SP1 to get correct NDK definitions */
+#undef NTDDI_VERSION
+#define NTDDI_VERSION NTDDI_WS03SP1
+
+#define NTOS_MODE_USER
+#include <ndk/iofuncs.h>
+#include <ndk/kefuncs.h>
+#include <ndk/obfuncs.h>
+#include <ndk/psfuncs.h>
+#include <ndk/rtlfuncs.h>
+
+#define NDEBUG
+#include <debug.h>
+
+VOID
+WINAPI
+AcquireSRWLockExclusive(PSRWLOCK Lock)
+{
+    RtlAcquireSRWLockExclusive((PRTL_SRWLOCK)Lock);
+}
+
+VOID
+WINAPI
+AcquireSRWLockShared(PSRWLOCK Lock)
+{
+    RtlAcquireSRWLockShared((PRTL_SRWLOCK)Lock);
+}
+
+VOID
+WINAPI
+InitializeConditionVariable(PCONDITION_VARIABLE ConditionVariable)
+{
+    RtlInitializeConditionVariable((PRTL_CONDITION_VARIABLE)ConditionVariable);
+}
+
+VOID
+WINAPI
+InitializeSRWLock(PSRWLOCK Lock)
+{
+    RtlInitializeSRWLock((PRTL_SRWLOCK)Lock);
+}
+
+VOID
+WINAPI
+ReleaseSRWLockExclusive(PSRWLOCK Lock)
+{
+    RtlReleaseSRWLockExclusive((PRTL_SRWLOCK)Lock);
+}
+
+VOID
+WINAPI
+ReleaseSRWLockShared(PSRWLOCK Lock)
+{
+    RtlReleaseSRWLockShared((PRTL_SRWLOCK)Lock);
+}
+
+FORCEINLINE
+PLARGE_INTEGER
+GetNtTimeout(PLARGE_INTEGER Time, DWORD Timeout)
+{
+    if (Timeout == INFINITE) return NULL;
+    Time->QuadPart = (ULONGLONG)Timeout * -10000;
+    return Time;
+}
+
+BOOL
+WINAPI
+SleepConditionVariableCS(PCONDITION_VARIABLE ConditionVariable, PCRITICAL_SECTION CriticalSection, DWORD Timeout)
+{
+    NTSTATUS Status;
+    LARGE_INTEGER Time;
+
+    Status = RtlSleepConditionVariableCS(ConditionVariable, (PRTL_CRITICAL_SECTION)CriticalSection, GetNtTimeout(&Time, Timeout));
+    if (!NT_SUCCESS(Status) || Status == STATUS_TIMEOUT)
+    {
+        SetLastError(RtlNtStatusToDosError(Status));
+        return FALSE;
+    }
+    return TRUE;
+}
+
+BOOL
+WINAPI
+SleepConditionVariableSRW(PCONDITION_VARIABLE ConditionVariable, PSRWLOCK Lock, DWORD Timeout, ULONG Flags)
+{
+    NTSTATUS Status;
+    LARGE_INTEGER Time;
+
+    Status = RtlSleepConditionVariableSRW(ConditionVariable, Lock, GetNtTimeout(&Time, Timeout), Flags);
+    if (!NT_SUCCESS(Status) || Status == STATUS_TIMEOUT)
+    {
+        SetLastError(RtlNtStatusToDosError(Status));
+        return FALSE;
+    }
+    return TRUE;
+}
+
+VOID
+WINAPI
+WakeAllConditionVariable(PCONDITION_VARIABLE ConditionVariable)
+{
+    RtlWakeAllConditionVariable((PRTL_CONDITION_VARIABLE)ConditionVariable);
+}
+
+VOID
+WINAPI
+WakeConditionVariable(PCONDITION_VARIABLE ConditionVariable)
+{
+    RtlWakeConditionVariable((PRTL_CONDITION_VARIABLE)ConditionVariable);
+}
+
+
+/*
+* @implemented
+*/
+BOOL WINAPI InitializeCriticalSectionEx(OUT LPCRITICAL_SECTION lpCriticalSection,
+                                        IN DWORD dwSpinCount,
+                                        IN DWORD flags)
+{
+    NTSTATUS Status;
+
+    /* FIXME: Flags ignored */
+
+    /* Initialize the critical section */
+    Status = RtlInitializeCriticalSectionAndSpinCount(
+        (PRTL_CRITICAL_SECTION)lpCriticalSection,
+        dwSpinCount);
+    if (!NT_SUCCESS(Status))
+    {
+        /* Set failure code */
+        SetLastError(RtlNtStatusToDosError(Status));
+        return FALSE;
+    }
+
+    /* Success */
+    return TRUE;
+}
+
+ULONGLONG
+WINAPI
+GetTickCount64(VOID)
+{
+    ULARGE_INTEGER TickCount;
+
+    while (TRUE)
+    {
+        TickCount.HighPart = (ULONG)SharedUserData->TickCount.High1Time;
+        TickCount.LowPart = SharedUserData->TickCount.LowPart;
+
+        if (TickCount.HighPart == (ULONG)SharedUserData->TickCount.High2Time) break;
+
+        YieldProcessor();
+     }
+
+     return (UInt32x32To64(TickCount.LowPart, SharedUserData->TickCountMultiplier) >> 24) +
+            (UInt32x32To64(TickCount.HighPart, SharedUserData->TickCountMultiplier) << 8);
+}