diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 6bfd98b384..87c8e85fe6 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -7535,7 +7535,6 @@ LD_LIB=$LD_LIB
 LD_PATH=$LD_PATH
 DLLTOOL=$dlltool
 WINDRES=$windres
-DEPWINDRES=$dep_cc
 DOXYGEN=$doxygen
 LDFLAGS=$LDFLAGS
 LDEXEFLAGS=$LDEXEFLAGS
diff --git a/ffbuild/common.mak b/ffbuild/common.mak
index 32f5b997b5..5d8f3dfc1f 100644
--- a/ffbuild/common.mak
+++ b/ffbuild/common.mak
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ COMPILE_MSA = $(call COMPILE,CC,MSAFLAGS)
 	-$(if $(ASMSTRIPFLAGS), $(STRIP) $(ASMSTRIPFLAGS) $@)
 
 %.o: %.rc
-	$(WINDRES) $(IFLAGS) --preprocessor "$(DEPWINDRES) -E -xc-header -DRC_INVOKED $(CC_DEPFLAGS)" -o $@ $<
+	$(WINDRES) $(IFLAGS) $(foreach ARG,$(CC_DEPFLAGS),--preprocessor-arg "$(ARG)") -o $@ $<
 
 %.i: %.c
 	$(CC) $(CCFLAGS) $(CC_E) $<