diff --git a/contrib/samples/stc/makefile.wat b/contrib/samples/stc/makefile.wat
index bbe3bde0fa..88dd113f02 100644
--- a/contrib/samples/stc/makefile.wat
+++ b/contrib/samples/stc/makefile.wat
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 #
 
 
-WXDIR = $(%WXWIN)
+WXDIR = $(WXWIN)
 
 EXTRACPPFLAGS = -I$(WXDIR)\contrib\include
 THISDIR = $(WXDIR)\contrib\samples\stc
diff --git a/samples/stc/makefile.wat b/samples/stc/makefile.wat
index bbe3bde0fa..88dd113f02 100644
--- a/samples/stc/makefile.wat
+++ b/samples/stc/makefile.wat
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 #
 
 
-WXDIR = $(%WXWIN)
+WXDIR = $(WXWIN)
 
 EXTRACPPFLAGS = -I$(WXDIR)\contrib\include
 THISDIR = $(WXDIR)\contrib\samples\stc