diff --git a/hdr/portab.h b/hdr/portab.h
index 188bf09..b178aa2 100644
--- a/hdr/portab.h
+++ b/hdr/portab.h
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ void __emit__(char, ...);
 #define enable() __emit__(0xfb)
 #endif
 
-#elif defined	(_MSC_VER)
+#elif defined(_MSC_VER)
 
 #define I86
 #define asm __asm
@@ -100,14 +100,11 @@ static unsigned short __inline getSS(void)
   asm mov ax, ss;
 }
 
-#elif defined(__WATCOMC__) && defined(BUILD_UTILS)
-  /* workaround for building some utils with OpenWatcom (owcc) */
-#define MC68K
 #elif defined(__WATCOMC__)      /* don't know a better way */
 
 #if defined(_M_I86)
+
 #define I86
-#endif
 #define __int__(intno) asm int intno;
 void disable(void);
 #pragma aux disable = "cli" modify exact [];
@@ -131,10 +128,11 @@ unsigned short getSS(void);
 /* enable Possible loss of precision warning for compatibility with Borland */
 #pragma enable_message(130)
 
-#if _M_IX86 >= 300 || defined(M_I386)
-#ifndef I386
-#define I386
-#endif
+#else
+
+/* workaround for building some utils with OpenWatcom (flat model) */
+#define MC68K
+
 #endif
 
 #elif defined (_MYMC68K_COMILER_)
diff --git a/mkfiles/owlinux.mak b/mkfiles/owlinux.mak
index f9a297a..2d98eb6 100644
--- a/mkfiles/owlinux.mak
+++ b/mkfiles/owlinux.mak
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ CP=cp
 ECHOTO=echo>>
 INITPATCH=@echo > /dev/null
 CLDEF=1
-CLT=gcc -Wall -DDOSC_TIME_H -I../hdr -o $@
+CLT=wcl386 -bcl=linux -DDOSC_TIME_H -I../hdr -fe=$@ -I$(COMPILERPATH)/lh
 CLC=$(CLT)
 CFLAGST=-fo=.obj $(CFLAGST)
 ALLCFLAGS=-fo=.obj $(ALLCFLAGS) 
diff --git a/mkfiles/owwin.mak b/mkfiles/owwin.mak
index 34414a5..79ee7c4 100644
--- a/mkfiles/owwin.mak
+++ b/mkfiles/owwin.mak
@@ -7,13 +7,13 @@ include "../mkfiles/watcom.mak"
 
 DIRSEP=\ 
 
-INCLUDEPATH=$(COMPILERPATH)$(DIRSEP)h
+INCLUDEPATH=$(COMPILERPATH)\h
 #RM=del 2>nul
 #CP=copy
 #ECHOTO=echo>>
 #INITPATCH=@echo > nul
 CLDEF=1
-CLT=owcc -DDOSC_TIME_H -DBUILD_UTILS -I../hdr -o $@
+CLT=wcl386 -bcl=nt -DDOSC_TIME_H -I..\hdr -fe=$@ -I$(COMPILERPATH)\h -I$(COMPILERPATH)\h\nt
 CLC=$(CLT)
 CFLAGST=-fo=.obj $(CFLAGST)
 ALLCFLAGS=-fo=.obj $(ALLCFLAGS) 
diff --git a/mkfiles/watcom.mak b/mkfiles/watcom.mak
index e461688..fe68c5a 100644
--- a/mkfiles/watcom.mak
+++ b/mkfiles/watcom.mak
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ MATH_INSERT=+i4m
 # -3		optimization for 386 - given in CONFIG.MAK, not here
 #
 
-ALLCFLAGS=-I..$(DIRSEP)hdr $(TARGETOPT) $(ALLCFLAGS)-zq-os-s-e5-j-zl-zp1-wx-we-zgf-zff-r
+ALLCFLAGS=-I..$(DIRSEP)hdr $(TARGETOPT) $(ALLCFLAGS) -zq-os-s-e5-j-zl-zp1-wx-we-zgf-zff-r
 INITCFLAGS=$(ALLCFLAGS)-ntINIT_TEXT-gTGROUP-ndI
 CFLAGS=$(ALLCFLAGS)-ntHMA_TEXT
 
diff --git a/utils/patchobj.c b/utils/patchobj.c
index 72d9870..8708089 100644
--- a/utils/patchobj.c
+++ b/utils/patchobj.c
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 *****************************************************************************/
 
 #include <stdio.h>
-#ifdef __GNUC__
+#if defined(__GNUC__) || defined(__WATCOMC__)
 #include <unistd.h>
 #else
 #include <io.h>