diff --git a/distrib/msw/tmake/b32.t b/distrib/msw/tmake/b32.t
index 5f43f88be7..62bdb55c6e 100644
--- a/distrib/msw/tmake/b32.t
+++ b/distrib/msw/tmake/b32.t
@@ -195,15 +195,15 @@ nul
 $(PERIPH_LIBS) $(LIBS)
 wxb32
 !
-	-erase $(WXLIBDIR)\version.res
-        brc32 -r -i$(WXDIR)\include\ $(MSWDIR)\version.rc
         implib -c $(LIBTARGET) $(WXLIBDIR)\wx.dll
-
 !endif
 
 dummy.obj: dummy.$(SRCSUFF) $(LOCALHEADERS) $(BASEHEADERS) $(WXDIR)\include\wx\wx.h
 dummydll.obj: dummydll.$(SRCSUFF) $(LOCALHEADERS) $(BASEHEADERS) $(WXDIR)\include\wx\wx.h version.res
 
+version.res: 
+	brc32 -r -i$(WXDIR)\include\ $(MSWDIR)\version.rc
+
 $(MSWDIR)\y_tab.obj:     $(COMMDIR)\y_tab.c $(COMMDIR)\lex_yy.c
 
 #        cl @<<
diff --git a/src/msw/makefile.b32 b/src/msw/makefile.b32
index 901fc4bb5e..1e5ff9b40c 100644
--- a/src/msw/makefile.b32
+++ b/src/msw/makefile.b32
@@ -419,15 +419,15 @@ nul
 $(PERIPH_LIBS) $(LIBS)
 wxb32
 !
-	-erase $(WXLIBDIR)\version.res
-        brc32 -r -i$(WXDIR)\include\ $(MSWDIR)\version.rc
         implib -c $(LIBTARGET) $(WXLIBDIR)\wx.dll
-
 !endif
 
 dummy.obj: dummy.$(SRCSUFF) $(LOCALHEADERS) $(BASEHEADERS) $(WXDIR)\include\wx\wx.h
 dummydll.obj: dummydll.$(SRCSUFF) $(LOCALHEADERS) $(BASEHEADERS) $(WXDIR)\include\wx\wx.h version.res
 
+version.res: 
+	brc32 -r -i$(WXDIR)\include\ $(MSWDIR)\version.rc
+
 $(MSWDIR)\y_tab.obj:     $(COMMDIR)\y_tab.c $(COMMDIR)\lex_yy.c
 
 #        cl @<<