diff --git a/src/makevc.env b/src/makevc.env
index b085f2fa8c..15426ba7de 100644
--- a/src/makevc.env
+++ b/src/makevc.env
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ RM= erase
 !endif
 
 WXVERSION=233
+
+# WIN95 means "all systems newer than Win95", i.e. Win9x and NT 4+
 WIN95=1
 
 !if "$(WIN95)" == "0"
@@ -22,7 +24,7 @@ WIN95=1
 APPVER=3.50
 WINVERSION=-DWINVER=0x0350 # Generic WIN32
 !else
-APPVER=3.50 # 4.0
+APPVER=4.0
 # This means 'enable Windows 95 features' (in wxWindows and in VC++ 4.0).
 WINVERSION=-DWINVER=0x0400 /D__WIN95__
 !endif