diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index 2c45ed72..08c0b853 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -5,16 +5,16 @@ SUBDIRS = cpu debug dos fpu gui hardware libs ints misc shell platform
 bin_PROGRAMS = dosbox
 
 if HAVE_WINDRES
-ico_stuff = dosbox_ico.o
+ico_stuff = winres.rc
 endif
 
+.rc.o:
+	$(WINDRES) -o $@ $<
 
-dosbox_SOURCES = dosbox.cpp
+dosbox_SOURCES = dosbox.cpp $(icostuff)
 dosbox_LDADD = cpu/libcpu.a debug/libdebug.a dos/libdos.a fpu/libfpu.a  hardware/libhardware.a gui/libgui.a \
-               ints/libints.a misc/libmisc.a shell/libshell.a hardware/serialport/libserial.a libs/gui_tk/libgui_tk.a\
-	       $(ico_stuff)
+               ints/libints.a misc/libmisc.a shell/libshell.a hardware/serialport/libserial.a libs/gui_tk/libgui_tk.a
+
+EXTRA_DIST = winres.rc dosbox.ico
 
-EXTRA_DIST = dosbox.rc dosbox.ico
-dosbox_ico.o: dosbox.rc dosbox.ico
-	$(WINDRES) dosbox.rc dosbox_ico.o
 
diff --git a/src/dosbox.rc b/src/winres.rc
similarity index 100%
rename from src/dosbox.rc
rename to src/winres.rc