diff --git a/configure b/configure
index fbd626ed31..9543430310 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -29286,10 +29286,10 @@ fi
                         LIBS="$LIBS -lkernel32 -luser32"
     esac
 
-        RESFLAGS="--include-dir \$(top_srcdir)/include --include-dir \$(top_srcdir)/\$(program_dir) --define __WIN32__ --define __WIN95__ --define __GNUWIN32__"
+        RESFLAGS="--include-dir \$(top_srcdir)/include --include-dir \$(top_srcdir)/\$(program_dir) --define __WIN32__ --define __WIN95__ --define __GNUWIN32__ $WINDRES_CPU_DEFINE"
     RESPROGRAMOBJ="\$(PROGRAM)_resources.o"
 
-                WXCONFIG_RESFLAGS="--define __WIN32__ --define __WIN95__ --define __GNUWIN32__"
+                WXCONFIG_RESFLAGS="--define __WIN32__ --define __WIN95__ --define __GNUWIN32__ $WINDRES_CPU_DEFINE"
 
         WIN32INSTALL=win32install
 
@@ -52165,7 +52165,7 @@ echo "$as_me: error: Required windres program not found" >&2;}
    { (exit 1); exit 1; }; }
     fi
 
-    RESCOMP="$WINDRES $WINDRES_CPU_DEFINE"
+    RESCOMP="$WINDRES"
 fi
 
 if test "$wxUSE_MAC" = 1 -o "$wxUSE_OLD_COCOA" = 1; then
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 9ef9a8d2d3..bc4dae89b1 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -2864,13 +2864,13 @@ if test "$USE_WIN32" = 1 ; then
     esac
 
     dnl This one is still used by some sample makefiles.
-    RESFLAGS="--include-dir \$(top_srcdir)/include --include-dir \$(top_srcdir)/\$(program_dir) --define __WIN32__ --define __WIN95__ --define __GNUWIN32__"
+    RESFLAGS="--include-dir \$(top_srcdir)/include --include-dir \$(top_srcdir)/\$(program_dir) --define __WIN32__ --define __WIN95__ --define __GNUWIN32__ $WINDRES_CPU_DEFINE"
     RESPROGRAMOBJ="\$(PROGRAM)_resources.o"
 
     dnl This lot we export to wx-config.  It must add the relevant
     dnl include directories at the point when they can be known.
     dnl (but are these (still) required anyway?)
-    WXCONFIG_RESFLAGS="--define __WIN32__ --define __WIN95__ --define __GNUWIN32__"
+    WXCONFIG_RESFLAGS="--define __WIN32__ --define __WIN95__ --define __GNUWIN32__ $WINDRES_CPU_DEFINE"
 
     dnl install Win32-specific files in "make install"
     WIN32INSTALL=win32install
@@ -8081,7 +8081,7 @@ if test "$wxUSE_MSW" = 1 ; then
         AC_MSG_ERROR([Required windres program not found])
     fi
 
-    RESCOMP="$WINDRES $WINDRES_CPU_DEFINE"
+    RESCOMP="$WINDRES"
 fi
 
 if test "$wxUSE_MAC" = 1 -o "$wxUSE_OLD_COCOA" = 1; then