diff --git a/src/ar65/make/watcom.mak b/src/ar65/make/watcom.mak
index c3b877fa0..163d9895b 100644
--- a/src/ar65/make/watcom.mak
+++ b/src/ar65/make/watcom.mak
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ export WATCOM  = c:\\watcom
 export INCLUDE = $(WATCOM)\\h
 
 # We will use the windows compiler under linux (define as empty for windows)
-WINE = wine --
+WINE = wine
 
 # Programs
 AR     	= $(WINE) WLIB
diff --git a/src/ca65/make/watcom.mak b/src/ca65/make/watcom.mak
index 16b4fa109..32e534a7a 100644
--- a/src/ca65/make/watcom.mak
+++ b/src/ca65/make/watcom.mak
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ export WATCOM  = c:\\watcom
 export INCLUDE = $(WATCOM)\\h
 
 # We will use the windows compiler under linux (define as empty for windows)
-WINE = wine --
+WINE = wine
 
 # Programs
 AR     	= $(WINE) WLIB
diff --git a/src/cc65/make/watcom.mak b/src/cc65/make/watcom.mak
index 911b8e2c9..8063c5021 100644
--- a/src/cc65/make/watcom.mak
+++ b/src/cc65/make/watcom.mak
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ export WATCOM  = c:\\watcom
 export INCLUDE = $(WATCOM)\\h
 
 # We will use the windows compiler under linux (define as empty for windows)
-WINE = wine --
+WINE = wine
 
 # Programs
 AR     	= $(WINE) WLIB
diff --git a/src/cl65/make/watcom.mak b/src/cl65/make/watcom.mak
index 1e224d86b..e155159f2 100644
--- a/src/cl65/make/watcom.mak
+++ b/src/cl65/make/watcom.mak
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ export WATCOM  = c:\\watcom
 export INCLUDE = $(WATCOM)\\h
 
 # We will use the windows compiler under linux (define as empty for windows)
-WINE = wine --
+WINE = wine
 
 # Programs
 AR     	= $(WINE) WLIB
diff --git a/src/co65/make/watcom.mak b/src/co65/make/watcom.mak
index a9669af5a..662d9de69 100644
--- a/src/co65/make/watcom.mak
+++ b/src/co65/make/watcom.mak
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ export WATCOM  = c:\\watcom
 export INCLUDE = $(WATCOM)\\h
 
 # We will use the windows compiler under linux (define as empty for windows)
-WINE = wine --
+WINE = wine
 
 # Programs
 AR     	= $(WINE) WLIB
diff --git a/src/common/make/watcom.mak b/src/common/make/watcom.mak
index 9a271f7da..abcf831ab 100644
--- a/src/common/make/watcom.mak
+++ b/src/common/make/watcom.mak
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ export WATCOM  = c:\\watcom
 export INCLUDE = $(WATCOM)\\h
 
 # We will use the windows compiler under linux (define as empty for windows)
-WINE = wine --
+WINE    = wine
 
 # Programs
 AR     	= $(WINE) WLIB
diff --git a/src/da65/make/watcom.mak b/src/da65/make/watcom.mak
index 12457dab9..b288cb8ca 100644
--- a/src/da65/make/watcom.mak
+++ b/src/da65/make/watcom.mak
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ export WATCOM  = c:\\watcom
 export INCLUDE = $(WATCOM)\\h
 
 # We will use the windows compiler under linux (define as empty for windows)
-WINE = wine --
+WINE = wine
 
 # Programs
 AR     	= $(WINE) WLIB
diff --git a/src/grc/make/watcom.mak b/src/grc/make/watcom.mak
index 27dc57026..f2ae82496 100644
--- a/src/grc/make/watcom.mak
+++ b/src/grc/make/watcom.mak
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ export WATCOM  = c:\\watcom
 export INCLUDE = $(WATCOM)\\h
 
 # We will use the windows compiler under linux (define as empty for windows)
-WINE = wine --
+WINE = wine
 
 # Programs
 AR     	= $(WINE) WLIB
diff --git a/src/ld65/make/watcom.mak b/src/ld65/make/watcom.mak
index fdc16cc84..17a203218 100644
--- a/src/ld65/make/watcom.mak
+++ b/src/ld65/make/watcom.mak
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ export WATCOM  = c:\\watcom
 export INCLUDE = $(WATCOM)\\h
 
 # We will use the windows compiler under linux (define as empty for windows)
-WINE = wine --
+WINE = wine 
 
 # Programs
 AR     	= $(WINE) WLIB
diff --git a/src/od65/make/watcom.mak b/src/od65/make/watcom.mak
index f5729fef2..301b56d19 100644
--- a/src/od65/make/watcom.mak
+++ b/src/od65/make/watcom.mak
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ export WATCOM  = c:\\watcom
 export INCLUDE = $(WATCOM)\\h
 
 # We will use the windows compiler under linux (define as empty for windows)
-WINE = wine --
+WINE = wine
 
 # Programs
 AR     	= $(WINE) WLIB