diff --git a/src/mess/osd/windows/mess.rc b/src/mess/osd/windows/mess.rc
index 2e9c11a9c4d..1329bcd6fb8 100644
--- a/src/mess/osd/windows/mess.rc
+++ b/src/mess/osd/windows/mess.rc
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 //============================================================
 
 #include <windows.h>
-#include <commctrl.h>
+#include "messvers.rc"
 
 1                       24      MOVEABLE PURE   "mess.man"
 
diff --git a/src/ume/osd/windows/ume.rc b/src/ume/osd/windows/ume.rc
index a6a8b6fa5bb..ddd2d88824d 100644
--- a/src/ume/osd/windows/ume.rc
+++ b/src/ume/osd/windows/ume.rc
@@ -6,9 +6,7 @@
 //
 //============================================================
 
-#define NOWINRES
 #include <windows.h>
-#include <commctrl.h>
 #include "umevers.rc"
 
 1                       24      MOVEABLE PURE   "ume.man"