diff --git a/config/Makefile.cygming b/config/Makefile.cygming
index 842fba5..dcd7b21 100644
--- a/config/Makefile.cygming
+++ b/config/Makefile.cygming
@@ -4,11 +4,13 @@ BINDIR = /usr/bin
 LIBDIR = /usr/lib/mingw
 INCDIR = /usr/include/mingw/GL
 # use gcc for linking, with ld it does not work
-CC := gcc -mno-cygwin -fno-builtin -fno-stack-protector
-LD := gcc -mno-cygwin -nostdlib
+CC := gcc -mno-cygwin
+LD := gcc -mno-cygwin
 LN :=
 LDFLAGS.GL = -lopengl32 -lgdi32 -luser32 -lkernel32
 LDFLAGS.EXTRA = -L$(LIBDIR)
+CFLAGS.EXTRA  += -fno-builtin -fno-stack-protector
+LDFLAGS.EXTRA += -nostdlib
 WARN = -Wall -W
 POPT = -O2
 BIN.SUFFIX = .exe
diff --git a/config/Makefile.fedora-mingw32 b/config/Makefile.fedora-mingw32
index 4110ce7..9bad92a 100644
--- a/config/Makefile.fedora-mingw32
+++ b/config/Makefile.fedora-mingw32
@@ -2,10 +2,11 @@
 # http://www.mingw.org/
 #
 # $ make SYSTEM=fedora-mingw32
-#
 
 include config/Makefile.linux-mingw32
 
-CC    := i686-pc-mingw32-gcc -fno-builtin -fno-stack-protector
-LD    := i686-pc-mingw32-ld -nostdlib
+CC    := i686-pc-mingw32-gcc
+LD    := i686-pc-mingw32-ld
 LDFLAGS.GL += -L/usr/i686-pc-mingw32/sys-root/mingw/lib
+CFLAGS.EXTRA  += -fno-builtin -fno-stack-protector
+LDFLAGS.EXTRA += -nostdlib
diff --git a/config/Makefile.linux-mingw-w64 b/config/Makefile.linux-mingw-w64
index 2822a1e..175f5a9 100644
--- a/config/Makefile.linux-mingw-w64
+++ b/config/Makefile.linux-mingw-w64
@@ -5,11 +5,13 @@
 #
 
 NAME  := glew32
-CC    := i686-w64-mingw32-gcc -fno-builtin -fno-stack-protector
-LD    := i686-w64-mingw32-ld -nostdlib
+CC    := i686-w64-mingw32-gcc
+LD    := i686-w64-mingw32-ld
 LN    :=
 STRIP :=
 LDFLAGS.GL = -lopengl32 -lgdi32 -luser32 -lkernel32
+CFLAGS.EXTRA  += -fno-builtin -fno-stack-protector
+LDFLAGS.EXTRA += -nostdlib
 WARN = -Wall -W
 POPT = -O2
 BIN.SUFFIX = .exe
diff --git a/config/Makefile.linux-mingw32 b/config/Makefile.linux-mingw32
index cc389c1..9adb205 100644
--- a/config/Makefile.linux-mingw32
+++ b/config/Makefile.linux-mingw32
@@ -2,15 +2,16 @@
 # http://www.mingw.org/
 #
 # $ make SYSTEM=linux-mingw32
-#
 
 NAME  := glew32
 HOST  := i586-mingw32msvc
-CC    := $(HOST)-gcc -fno-builtin -fno-stack-protector
-LD    := $(HOST)-ld -nostdlib
+CC    := $(HOST)-gcc
+LD    := $(HOST)-ld
 LN    :=
 STRIP :=
 LDFLAGS.GL = -lopengl32 -lgdi32 -luser32 -lkernel32
+CFLAGS.EXTRA  += -fno-builtin -fno-stack-protector
+LDFLAGS.EXTRA += -nostdlib
 WARN = -Wall -W
 POPT = -O2
 BIN.SUFFIX = .exe
diff --git a/config/Makefile.linux-mingw64 b/config/Makefile.linux-mingw64
index 439b4e9..8bc3894 100644
--- a/config/Makefile.linux-mingw64
+++ b/config/Makefile.linux-mingw64
@@ -2,15 +2,16 @@
 # http://www.mingw.org/
 #
 # $ make SYSTEM=linux-mingw64
-#
 
 NAME  := glew32
 HOST  := i686-w64-mingw32
-CC    := $(HOST)-gcc -fno-builtin -fno-stack-protector
-LD    := $(HOST)-ld -nostdlib
+CC    := $(HOST)-gcc
+LD    := $(HOST)-ld
 LN    :=
 STRIP :=
 LDFLAGS.GL = -lopengl32 -lgdi32 -luser32 -lkernel32
+CFLAGS.EXTRA  += -fno-builtin -fno-stack-protector
+LDFLAGS.EXTRA += -nostdlib
 WARN = -Wall -W
 POPT = -O2
 BIN.SUFFIX = .exe
diff --git a/config/Makefile.mingw b/config/Makefile.mingw
index 56b5dcc..3f413ee 100644
--- a/config/Makefile.mingw
+++ b/config/Makefile.mingw
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 NAME = glew32
 # use gcc for linking, with ld it does not work
-CC := gcc -fno-builtin -fno-stack-protector
-LD := gcc -nostdlib
+CC := gcc -fno-builtin
+LD := gcc
 LN :=
 LDFLAGS.GL = -lopengl32 -lgdi32 -luser32 -lkernel32
 LDFLAGS.EXTRA = -L/mingw/lib
+CFLAGS.EXTRA  += -fno-builtin -fno-stack-protector
+LDFLAGS.EXTRA += -nostdlib
 WARN = -Wall -W
 POPT = -O2
 BIN.SUFFIX = .exe
diff --git a/config/Makefile.msys b/config/Makefile.msys
index f765b0e..b5187af 100644
--- a/config/Makefile.msys
+++ b/config/Makefile.msys
@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
 NAME = glew32
 # use gcc for linking, with ld it does not work
-CC := gcc -fno-builtin -fno-stack-protector
-LD := gcc -nostdlib
+CC := gcc
+LD := gcc
 LN :=
 CFLAGS.EXTRA += -D_WIN32
 LDFLAGS.GL = -lopengl32 -lgdi32 -luser32 -lkernel32
 LDFLAGS.EXTRA =
+CFLAGS.EXTRA  += -fno-builtin -fno-stack-protector
+LDFLAGS.EXTRA += -nostdlib
 LIBDIR = $(GLEW_DEST)/bin
 WARN = -Wall -W
 POPT = -O2