diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index df37fbe642..581956a411 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# Don't edit, this file is generated by FPCMake Version 1.1 [2002/03/28]
+# Don't edit, this file is generated by FPCMake Version 1.1 [2002/03/25]
 #
 default: all
 MAKEFILETARGETS=linux go32v2 win32 os2 freebsd beos netbsd amiga atari sunos qnx netware
@@ -205,6 +205,7 @@ LCL_PLATFORM=gtk
 endif
 export LCL_PLATFORM
 endif
+export RCPP?=$(strip $(wildcard $(addsuffix /cpp$(SRCEXEEXT), $(SEARCHPATH))))
 override TARGET_DIRS+=lcl components
 override TARGET_PROGRAMS+=lazarus
 override TARGET_EXAMPLEDIRS+=examples
@@ -1635,7 +1636,7 @@ endif
 .PHONY: lcl components ide tools all clean
 .SUFFIXES: .rc .res
 %.res: %.rc
-	windres -i $< -o $@ --preprocessor $(strip $(wildcard $(addsuffix /cpp$(SRCEXEEXT), $(SEARCHPATH))))
+	windres -i $< -o $@ --preprocessor $(RCPP)
 ide:
 ifeq ($(OS_TARGET), win32)
 	$(MAKE) lazarus.res
diff --git a/Makefile.fpc b/Makefile.fpc
index d76436796e..5fd7f97caf 100644
--- a/Makefile.fpc
+++ b/Makefile.fpc
@@ -39,12 +39,15 @@ endif
 export LCL_PLATFORM
 endif
 
+export RCPP?=$(strip $(wildcard $(addsuffix /cpp$(SRCEXEEXT), $(SEARCHPATH))))
+
 [rules]
 .PHONY: lcl components ide tools all clean
 .SUFFIXES: .rc .res
 
 %.res: %.rc
-        windres -i $< -o $@ --preprocessor $(strip $(wildcard $(addsuffix /cpp$(SRCEXEEXT), $(SEARCHPATH))))
+        windres -i $< -o $@ --preprocessor $(RCPP)
+#        $(strip $(wildcard $(addsuffix /cpp$(SRCEXEEXT), $(SEARCHPATH))))
 
 ide:
 ifeq ($(OS_TARGET), win32)