diff --git a/util/atari/Makefile b/util/atari/Makefile
index db4226f69..e53c837aa 100644
--- a/util/atari/Makefile
+++ b/util/atari/Makefile
@@ -5,6 +5,16 @@ ifdef CROSS_COMPILE
   $(info CC: $(CC))
 endif
 
+ifneq ($(shell echo),)
+  CMD_EXE = 1
+endif
+
+ifdef CMD_EXE
+  DEL = -del /f
+else
+  DEL = $(RM)
+endif
+
 CFLAGS += -O3 -Wall -Wextra -Wno-char-subscripts $(USER_CFLAGS)
 
 .PHONY: mostlyclean clean
@@ -15,6 +25,6 @@ ataricvt: ataricvt.c
 	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -o ataricvt ataricvt.c
 
 mostlyclean clean:
-	$(RM) ataricvt
+	$(DEL) ataricvt
 	
 install zip:
diff --git a/util/gamate/Makefile b/util/gamate/Makefile
index db2a1f059..54fa74191 100644
--- a/util/gamate/Makefile
+++ b/util/gamate/Makefile
@@ -5,6 +5,16 @@ ifdef CROSS_COMPILE
   $(info CC: $(CC))
 endif
 
+ifneq ($(shell echo),)
+  CMD_EXE = 1
+endif
+
+ifdef CMD_EXE
+  DEL = -del /f
+else
+  DEL = $(RM)
+endif
+
 CFLAGS += -O3 -Wall -Wextra -Wno-char-subscripts $(USER_CFLAGS)
 
 .PHONY: mostlyclean clean
@@ -15,6 +25,6 @@ gamate-fixcart: gamate-fixcart.c
 	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -o gamate-fixcart gamate-fixcart.c
 
 mostlyclean clean:
-	$(RM) gamate-fixcart
+	$(DEL) gamate-fixcart
 	
 install zip:
diff --git a/util/zlib/Makefile b/util/zlib/Makefile
index 3b2c7c816..f276ddaf2 100644
--- a/util/zlib/Makefile
+++ b/util/zlib/Makefile
@@ -5,6 +5,16 @@ ifdef CROSS_COMPILE
   $(info CC: $(CC))
 endif
 
+ifneq ($(shell echo),)
+  CMD_EXE = 1
+endif
+
+ifdef CMD_EXE
+  DEL = -del /f
+else
+  DEL = $(RM)
+endif
+
 CFLAGS += -O3 -Wall -Wextra -Wno-char-subscripts $(USER_CFLAGS)
 
 .PHONY: mostlyclean clean
@@ -22,6 +32,6 @@ deflater: deflater.c
 	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -o deflater deflater.c -lz
 
 mostlyclean clean:
-	$(RM) deflater
+	$(DEL) deflater
 
 install zip: