diff --git a/src/msw/makefile.b32 b/src/msw/makefile.b32
index f997901aeb..cc3ec484f7 100644
--- a/src/msw/makefile.b32
+++ b/src/msw/makefile.b32
@@ -1580,14 +1580,14 @@ $(WIN95FLAG)
 ! $(CFG)
 
 clean: $(PERIPH_CLEAN_TARGET)
-    -erase $(WXLIBDIR)\wx.tds
-    -erase $(WXLIBDIR)\wx.il?
-    -erase *.obj
-    -erase *.pch
-    -erase *.csm
-    -erase "wx32.#??"
-    -erase ..\common\y_tab.c
-    -erase ..\common\lex_yy.c
+    -$(RM) $(WXLIBDIR)\wx.tds
+    -$(RM) $(WXLIBDIR)\wx.il?
+    -$(RM) *.obj
+    -$(RM) *.pch
+    -$(RM) *.csm
+    -$(RM) "wx32.#??"
+    -$(RM) ..\common\y_tab.c
+    -$(RM) ..\common\lex_yy.c
 
 cleanall: clean
 
@@ -1684,7 +1684,7 @@ allpdfrtf: pdfrtf portingpdfrtf proppdfrtf
 
 $(DOCDIR)/winhelp/wx.hlp:         $(DOCDIR)/latex/wx/wx.rtf $(DOCDIR)/latex/wx/wx.hpj
         cd $(DOCDIR)/latex/wx
-        -erase wx.ph
+        -$(RM) wx.ph
         hc wx
         move wx.hlp $(DOCDIR)\winhelp\wx.hlp
         move wx.cnt $(DOCDIR)\winhelp\wx.cnt
@@ -1692,7 +1692,7 @@ $(DOCDIR)/winhelp/wx.hlp:         $(DOCDIR)/latex/wx/wx.rtf $(DOCDIR)/latex/wx/w
 
 $(DOCDIR)/winhelp/porting.hlp:         $(DOCDIR)/latex/porting/porting.rtf $(DOCDIR)/latex/porting/porting.hpj
         cd $(DOCDIR)/latex/porting
-        -erase porting.ph
+        -$(RM) porting.ph
         hc porting
         move porting.hlp $(DOCDIR)\winhelp\porting.hlp
         move porting.cnt $(DOCDIR)\winhelp\porting.cnt
@@ -1700,7 +1700,7 @@ $(DOCDIR)/winhelp/porting.hlp:         $(DOCDIR)/latex/porting/porting.rtf $(DOC
 
 $(DOCDIR)/winhelp/prop.hlp:         $(DOCDIR)/latex/proplist/prop.rtf $(DOCDIR)/latex/proplist/prop.hpj
         cd $(DOCDIR)/latex/proplist
-        -erase prop.ph
+        -$(RM) prop.ph
         hc prop
         move prop.hlp $(DOCDIR)\winhelp\prop.hlp
         move prop.cnt $(DOCDIR)\winhelp\prop.cnt
@@ -1708,7 +1708,7 @@ $(DOCDIR)/winhelp/prop.hlp:         $(DOCDIR)/latex/proplist/prop.rtf $(DOCDIR)/
 
 $(DOCDIR)/winhelp/techref.hlp:         $(DOCDIR)/latex/techref/techref.rtf $(DOCDIR)/latex/techref/techref.hpj
         cd $(DOCDIR)/latex/techref
-        -erase techref.ph
+        -$(RM) techref.ph
         hc techref
         move techref.hlp $(DOCDIR)\winhelp\techref.hlp
         move techref.cnt $(DOCDIR)\winhelp\techref.cnt
@@ -1766,10 +1766,10 @@ $(DOCDIR)\html\wx\wx.htm:         $(DOCDIR)\latex\wx\classes.tex $(DOCDIR)\latex
         cd $(DOCDIR)\latex\wx
         -mkdir $(DOCDIR)\html\wx
         -start $(WAITFLAG) tex2rtf $(DOCDIR)\latex\wx\manual.tex $(DOCDIR)\html\wx\wx.htm -twice -html
-        -erase $(DOCDIR)\html\wx\*.con
-        -erase $(DOCDIR)\html\wx\*.ref
-        -erase $(DOCDIR)\latex\wx\*.con
-        -erase $(DOCDIR)\latex\wx\*.ref
+        -$(RM) $(DOCDIR)\html\wx\*.con
+        -$(RM) $(DOCDIR)\html\wx\*.ref
+        -$(RM) $(DOCDIR)\latex\wx\*.con
+        -$(RM) $(DOCDIR)\latex\wx\*.ref
          cd $(THISDIR)
 
 $(DOCDIR)\html\wx\wx.chm : $(DOCDIR)\html\wx\wx.htm $(DOCDIR)\html\wx\wx.hhp
@@ -1782,20 +1782,20 @@ $(DOCDIR)\html\porting\port.htm:         $(DOCDIR)\latex\porting\porting.tex
         cd $(DOCDIR)\latex\porting
         -mkdir $(DOCDIR)\html\porting
         -start $(WAITFLAG) tex2rtf $(DOCDIR)\latex\porting\porting.tex $(DOCDIR)\html\porting\port.htm -twice -html
-        -erase $(DOCDIR)\html\porting\*.con
-        -erase $(DOCDIR)\html\porting\*.ref
-        -erase $(DOCDIR)\latex\porting\*.con
-        -erase $(DOCDIR)\latex\porting\*.ref
+        -$(RM) $(DOCDIR)\html\porting\*.con
+        -$(RM) $(DOCDIR)\html\porting\*.ref
+        -$(RM) $(DOCDIR)\latex\porting\*.con
+        -$(RM) $(DOCDIR)\latex\porting\*.ref
         cd $(THISDIR)
 
 $(DOCDIR)\html\proplist\prop.htm:         $(DOCDIR)\latex\proplist\prop.tex $(DOCDIR)\latex\proplist\body.tex $(DOCDIR)\latex\proplist\classes.tex $(DOCDIR)\latex\proplist\changes.tex
         cd $(DOCDIR)\latex\proplist
         -mkdir $(DOCDIR)\html\proplist
         -start $(WAITFLAG) tex2rtf $(DOCDIR)\latex\proplist\prop.tex $(DOCDIR)\html\proplist\prop.htm -twice -html
-        -erase $(DOCDIR)\html\proplist\*.con
-        -erase $(DOCDIR)\html\proplist\*.ref
-        -erase $(DOCDIR)\latex\proplist\*.con
-        -erase $(DOCDIR)\latex\proplist\*.ref
+        -$(RM) $(DOCDIR)\html\proplist\*.con
+        -$(RM) $(DOCDIR)\html\proplist\*.ref
+        -$(RM) $(DOCDIR)\latex\proplist\*.con
+        -$(RM) $(DOCDIR)\latex\proplist\*.ref
         cd $(THISDIR)
 
 $(WXDIR)\docs\latex\wx\manual.dvi:  $(DOCDIR)/latex/wx/body.tex $(DOCDIR)/latex/wx/manual.tex