diff --git a/build.bat b/build.bat
index c0a627a..f638dfc 100644
--- a/build.bat
+++ b/build.bat
@@ -118,6 +118,13 @@ cd ..\kernel
 %MAKE% production
 if errorlevel 1 goto abort-cd
 
+echo.
+echo Process COUNTRY +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
+echo.
+cd ..\country
+%MAKE% DIRSEP=\ CP=copy production
+if errorlevel 1 goto abort-cd
+
 echo.
 echo Process SETVER +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 echo.
diff --git a/kernel/makefile b/kernel/makefile
index 3018b41..4f5fe9e 100644
--- a/kernel/makefile
+++ b/kernel/makefile
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ OBJS=$(OBJS1) $(OBJS2) $(OBJS3) $(OBJS4) $(OBJS5) $(OBJS6) $(OBJS7) $(OBJS8)
 
 #               *Explicit Rules*
 
-production:     ../bin/$(TARGET).sys ../bin/country.sys
+production:     ../bin/$(TARGET).sys
 
 ../bin/$(TARGET).sys: kernel.sys
 		$(CP) kernel.sys ..$(DIRSEP)bin
@@ -42,12 +42,6 @@ kernel.sys:	kernel.exe ../utils/exeflat.exe ../utils/upxentry.bin ../utils/upxde
 kernel.exe:	$(TARGET).lnk $(OBJS) $(LIBS)
 		$(LINK) @$(TARGET).lnk;
 
-../bin/country.sys:
-	# warning, both cd and -C options required, cd for wmake, -C for gmake
-	cd ..$(DIRSEP)country
-	$(MAKE) -C ..$(DIRSEP)country all
-	$(CP) ..$(DIRSEP)country$(DIRSEP)country.sys ..$(DIRSEP)bin$(DIRSEP)country.sys
-
 clobber:        clean
 		-$(RM) kernel.exe kernel.sys status.me
 
diff --git a/makefile b/makefile
index 0f1aeb0..fd3e58b 100644
--- a/makefile
+++ b/makefile
@@ -67,8 +67,12 @@ export
 
 ifeq ($(OS),Windows_NT)
 BUILDENV ?= windows
+DIRSEP=\
+CP=copy
 else
 BUILDENV ?= linux
+DIRSEP=/
+CP=cp
 endif
 
 ifeq ($(BUILDENV),windows)
@@ -115,6 +119,7 @@ all:
 	cd boot && $(MAKE) production
 	cd sys && $(MAKE) production
 	cd kernel && $(MAKE) production
+	cd country && $(MAKE) DIRSEP=$(DIRSEP) CP=$(CP) production
 	cd setver && $(MAKE) production
 	$(MAKEREMOVE)
 
@@ -126,6 +131,7 @@ clean:
 	cd boot && $(MAKE) clean
 	cd sys && $(MAKE) clean
 	cd kernel && $(MAKE) clean
+	cd country && $(MAKE) clean
 	cd setver && $(MAKE) clean
 	$(MAKEREMOVE)
 
@@ -137,5 +143,6 @@ clobber:
 	cd boot && $(MAKE) clobber
 	cd sys && $(MAKE) clobber
 	cd kernel && $(MAKE) clobber
+	cd country && $(MAKE) clobber
 	cd setver && $(MAKE) clobber
 	$(MAKEREMOVE)