diff --git a/config/Makefile.cygming b/config/Makefile.cygming
index a356c5c..842fba5 100644
--- a/config/Makefile.cygming
+++ b/config/Makefile.cygming
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ 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
-LD := gcc -mno-cygwin
+CC := gcc -mno-cygwin -fno-builtin -fno-stack-protector
+LD := gcc -mno-cygwin -nostdlib
 LN :=
 LDFLAGS.GL = -lopengl32 -lgdi32 -luser32 -lkernel32
 LDFLAGS.EXTRA = -L$(LIBDIR)
@@ -17,8 +17,3 @@ LIB.DEVLNK    = lib$(NAME).dll.a   # for mingw this is the dll import lib
 LIB.SHARED    = $(NAME).dll
 LIB.STATIC    = lib$(NAME).a       # the static lib will be broken
 LDFLAGS.SO    = -shared -Wl,-soname,$(LIB.SONAME) -Wl,--out-implib,lib/$(LIB.DEVLNK)
-LIB.SONAME.MX = lib$(NAME)mx.dll
-LIB.DEVLNK.MX = lib$(NAME)mx.dll.a # for mingw this is the dll import lib
-LIB.SHARED.MX = $(NAME)mx.dll
-LIB.STATIC.MX = lib$(NAME)mx.a     # the static lib will be broken
-LDFLAGS.SO.MX = -shared -Wl,-soname,$(LIB.SONAME.MX) -Wl,--out-implib,lib/$(LIB.DEVLNK.MX)
diff --git a/config/Makefile.fedora-mingw32 b/config/Makefile.fedora-mingw32
index f27db34..4110ce7 100644
--- a/config/Makefile.fedora-mingw32
+++ b/config/Makefile.fedora-mingw32
@@ -6,6 +6,6 @@
 
 include config/Makefile.linux-mingw32
 
-CC    := i686-pc-mingw32-gcc
-LD    := i686-pc-mingw32-ld
+CC    := i686-pc-mingw32-gcc -fno-builtin -fno-stack-protector
+LD    := i686-pc-mingw32-ld -nostdlib
 LDFLAGS.GL += -L/usr/i686-pc-mingw32/sys-root/mingw/lib
diff --git a/config/Makefile.linux-mingw-w64 b/config/Makefile.linux-mingw-w64
index 57cd203..2822a1e 100644
--- a/config/Makefile.linux-mingw-w64
+++ b/config/Makefile.linux-mingw-w64
@@ -5,11 +5,11 @@
 #
 
 NAME  := glew32
-CC    := i686-w64-mingw32-gcc
-LD    := i686-w64-mingw32-ld
+CC    := i686-w64-mingw32-gcc -fno-builtin -fno-stack-protector
+LD    := i686-w64-mingw32-ld -nostdlib
 LN    :=
 STRIP :=
-LDFLAGS.GL = -lopengl32 -lgdi32 -lmsvcrt -luser32 -lkernel32
+LDFLAGS.GL = -lopengl32 -lgdi32 -luser32 -lkernel32
 WARN = -Wall -W
 POPT = -O2
 BIN.SUFFIX = .exe
@@ -18,8 +18,3 @@ LIB.DEVLNK    = lib$(NAME).dll.a    # for mingw this is the dll import lib
 LIB.SHARED    = $(NAME).dll
 LIB.STATIC    = lib$(NAME).a        # the static lib will be broken
 LDFLAGS.SO    = -shared -soname $(LIB.SONAME) --out-implib lib/$(LIB.DEVLNK)
-LIB.SONAME.MX = lib$(NAME)mx.dll
-LIB.DEVLNK.MX = lib$(NAME)mx.dll.a  # for mingw this is the dll import lib
-LIB.SHARED.MX = $(NAME)mx.dll
-LIB.STATIC.MX = lib$(NAME)mx.a      # the static lib will be broken
-LDFLAGS.SO.MX = -shared -soname $(LIB.SONAME.MX) --out-implib lib/$(LIB.DEVLNK.MX)
diff --git a/config/Makefile.linux-mingw32 b/config/Makefile.linux-mingw32
index 049ee74..cc389c1 100644
--- a/config/Makefile.linux-mingw32
+++ b/config/Makefile.linux-mingw32
@@ -6,11 +6,11 @@
 
 NAME  := glew32
 HOST  := i586-mingw32msvc
-CC    := $(HOST)-gcc
-LD    := $(HOST)-ld
+CC    := $(HOST)-gcc -fno-builtin -fno-stack-protector
+LD    := $(HOST)-ld -nostdlib
 LN    :=
 STRIP :=
-LDFLAGS.GL = -lopengl32 -lgdi32 -lmsvcrt -luser32 -lkernel32
+LDFLAGS.GL = -lopengl32 -lgdi32 -luser32 -lkernel32
 WARN = -Wall -W
 POPT = -O2
 BIN.SUFFIX = .exe
@@ -19,8 +19,3 @@ LIB.DEVLNK    = lib$(NAME).dll.a    # for mingw this is the dll import lib
 LIB.SHARED    = $(NAME).dll
 LIB.STATIC    = lib$(NAME).a        # the static lib will be broken
 LDFLAGS.SO    = -shared -soname $(LIB.SONAME) --out-implib lib/$(LIB.DEVLNK)
-LIB.SONAME.MX = lib$(NAME)mx.dll
-LIB.DEVLNK.MX = lib$(NAME)mx.dll.a  # for mingw this is the dll import lib
-LIB.SHARED.MX = $(NAME)mx.dll
-LIB.STATIC.MX = lib$(NAME)mx.a      # the static lib will be broken
-LDFLAGS.SO.MX = -shared -soname $(LIB.SONAME.MX) --out-implib lib/$(LIB.DEVLNK.MX)
diff --git a/config/Makefile.linux-mingw64 b/config/Makefile.linux-mingw64
index c5c386c..439b4e9 100644
--- a/config/Makefile.linux-mingw64
+++ b/config/Makefile.linux-mingw64
@@ -6,11 +6,11 @@
 
 NAME  := glew32
 HOST  := i686-w64-mingw32
-CC    := $(HOST)-gcc
-LD    := $(HOST)-ld
+CC    := $(HOST)-gcc -fno-builtin -fno-stack-protector
+LD    := $(HOST)-ld -nostdlib
 LN    :=
 STRIP :=
-LDFLAGS.GL = -lopengl32 -lgdi32 -lmsvcrt -luser32 -lkernel32
+LDFLAGS.GL = -lopengl32 -lgdi32 -luser32 -lkernel32
 WARN = -Wall -W
 POPT = -O2
 BIN.SUFFIX = .exe
@@ -19,8 +19,3 @@ LIB.DEVLNK    = lib$(NAME).dll.a    # for mingw this is the dll import lib
 LIB.SHARED    = $(NAME).dll
 LIB.STATIC    = lib$(NAME).a        # the static lib will be broken
 LDFLAGS.SO    = -shared -soname $(LIB.SONAME) --out-implib lib/$(LIB.DEVLNK)
-LIB.SONAME.MX = lib$(NAME)mx.dll
-LIB.DEVLNK.MX = lib$(NAME)mx.dll.a  # for mingw this is the dll import lib
-LIB.SHARED.MX = $(NAME)mx.dll
-LIB.STATIC.MX = lib$(NAME)mx.a      # the static lib will be broken
-LDFLAGS.SO.MX = -shared -soname $(LIB.SONAME.MX) --out-implib lib/$(LIB.DEVLNK.MX)
diff --git a/config/Makefile.mingw b/config/Makefile.mingw
index f1fb194..56b5dcc 100644
--- a/config/Makefile.mingw
+++ b/config/Makefile.mingw
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 NAME = glew32
 # use gcc for linking, with ld it does not work
-CC := gcc
-LD := gcc
+CC := gcc -fno-builtin -fno-stack-protector
+LD := gcc -nostdlib
 LN :=
 LDFLAGS.GL = -lopengl32 -lgdi32 -luser32 -lkernel32
 LDFLAGS.EXTRA = -L/mingw/lib
@@ -13,8 +13,3 @@ LIB.DEVLNK    = lib$(NAME).dll.a   # for mingw this is the dll import lib
 LIB.SHARED    = $(NAME).dll
 LIB.STATIC    = lib$(NAME).a       # the static lib will be broken
 LDFLAGS.SO    = -shared -Wl,-soname,$(LIB.SONAME) -Wl,--out-implib,lib/$(LIB.DEVLNK)
-LIB.SONAME.MX = lib$(NAME)mx.dll
-LIB.DEVLNK.MX = lib$(NAME)mx.dll.a # for mingw this is the dll import lib
-LIB.SHARED.MX = $(NAME)mx.dll
-LIB.STATIC.MX = lib$(NAME)mx.a     # the static lib will be broken
-LDFLAGS.SO.MX = -shared -Wl,-soname,$(LIB.SONAME.MX) -Wl,--out-implib,lib/$(LIB.DEVLNK.MX)
diff --git a/config/Makefile.msys b/config/Makefile.msys
index dfee9c7..f765b0e 100644
--- a/config/Makefile.msys
+++ b/config/Makefile.msys
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 NAME = glew32
 # use gcc for linking, with ld it does not work
-CC := gcc
-LD := gcc
+CC := gcc -fno-builtin -fno-stack-protector
+LD := gcc -nostdlib
 LN :=
 CFLAGS.EXTRA += -D_WIN32
 LDFLAGS.GL = -lopengl32 -lgdi32 -luser32 -lkernel32