diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index cffe7f52770..b329f233612 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -61,7 +61,6 @@ dlls/msvideo.dll16
 dlls/msxml3/msxml3_v1.tlb
 dlls/ole2.dll16
 dlls/ole2disp.dll16
-dlls/ole2nls.dll16
 dlls/ole32/dcom.h
 dlls/ole32/dcom_p.c
 dlls/ole32/irot.h
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 3db54ea4525..0c2dd7a91ca 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -3912,6 +3912,7 @@ then
     enable_mouse_drv16=${enable_mouse_drv16:-no}
     enable_msacm_dll16=${enable_msacm_dll16:-no}
     enable_ole2conv_dll16=${enable_ole2conv_dll16:-no}
+    enable_ole2nls_dll16=${enable_ole2nls_dll16:-no}
     enable_ole2prox_dll16=${enable_ole2prox_dll16:-no}
     enable_ole2thk_dll16=${enable_ole2thk_dll16:-no}
     enable_olecli_dll16=${enable_olecli_dll16:-no}
@@ -26485,6 +26486,14 @@ ALL_MAKEFILE_DEPENDS="$ALL_MAKEFILE_DEPENDS
 dlls/ole2conv.dll16/Makefile: dlls/ole2conv.dll16/Makefile.in dlls/Makedll.rules"
 ac_config_files="$ac_config_files dlls/ole2conv.dll16/Makefile"
 
+ALL_MAKEFILES="$ALL_MAKEFILES \\
+	dlls/ole2nls.dll16/Makefile"
+test "x$enable_ole2nls_dll16" != xno && ALL_DLL_DIRS="$ALL_DLL_DIRS \\
+	ole2nls.dll16"
+ALL_MAKEFILE_DEPENDS="$ALL_MAKEFILE_DEPENDS
+dlls/ole2nls.dll16/Makefile: dlls/ole2nls.dll16/Makefile.in dlls/Makedll.rules"
+ac_config_files="$ac_config_files dlls/ole2nls.dll16/Makefile"
+
 ALL_MAKEFILES="$ALL_MAKEFILES \\
 	dlls/ole2prox.dll16/Makefile"
 test "x$enable_ole2prox_dll16" != xno && ALL_DLL_DIRS="$ALL_DLL_DIRS \\
@@ -29209,6 +29218,7 @@ do
     "dlls/odbccp32/Makefile") CONFIG_FILES="$CONFIG_FILES dlls/odbccp32/Makefile" ;;
     "dlls/odbccp32/tests/Makefile") CONFIG_FILES="$CONFIG_FILES dlls/odbccp32/tests/Makefile" ;;
     "dlls/ole2conv.dll16/Makefile") CONFIG_FILES="$CONFIG_FILES dlls/ole2conv.dll16/Makefile" ;;
+    "dlls/ole2nls.dll16/Makefile") CONFIG_FILES="$CONFIG_FILES dlls/ole2nls.dll16/Makefile" ;;
     "dlls/ole2prox.dll16/Makefile") CONFIG_FILES="$CONFIG_FILES dlls/ole2prox.dll16/Makefile" ;;
     "dlls/ole2thk.dll16/Makefile") CONFIG_FILES="$CONFIG_FILES dlls/ole2thk.dll16/Makefile" ;;
     "dlls/ole32/Makefile") CONFIG_FILES="$CONFIG_FILES dlls/ole32/Makefile" ;;
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index a123504a497..c855f27f8cf 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -149,6 +149,7 @@ then
     enable_mouse_drv16=${enable_mouse_drv16:-no}
     enable_msacm_dll16=${enable_msacm_dll16:-no}
     enable_ole2conv_dll16=${enable_ole2conv_dll16:-no}
+    enable_ole2nls_dll16=${enable_ole2nls_dll16:-no}
     enable_ole2prox_dll16=${enable_ole2prox_dll16:-no}
     enable_ole2thk_dll16=${enable_ole2thk_dll16:-no}
     enable_olecli_dll16=${enable_olecli_dll16:-no}
@@ -2146,6 +2147,7 @@ WINE_CONFIG_MAKEFILE([dlls/odbc32/Makefile],[dlls/Makedll.rules],[dlls],[ALL_DLL
 WINE_CONFIG_MAKEFILE([dlls/odbccp32/Makefile],[dlls/Makedll.rules],[dlls],[ALL_DLL_DIRS])
 WINE_CONFIG_MAKEFILE([dlls/odbccp32/tests/Makefile],[dlls/Maketest.rules],[dlls],[ALL_TEST_DIRS],[enable_tests])
 WINE_CONFIG_MAKEFILE([dlls/ole2conv.dll16/Makefile],[dlls/Makedll.rules],[dlls],[ALL_DLL_DIRS])
+WINE_CONFIG_MAKEFILE([dlls/ole2nls.dll16/Makefile],[dlls/Makedll.rules],[dlls],[ALL_DLL_DIRS])
 WINE_CONFIG_MAKEFILE([dlls/ole2prox.dll16/Makefile],[dlls/Makedll.rules],[dlls],[ALL_DLL_DIRS])
 WINE_CONFIG_MAKEFILE([dlls/ole2thk.dll16/Makefile],[dlls/Makedll.rules],[dlls],[ALL_DLL_DIRS])
 WINE_CONFIG_MAKEFILE([dlls/ole32/Makefile],[dlls/Makedll.rules],[dlls],[ALL_DLL_DIRS])
diff --git a/dlls/Makefile.in b/dlls/Makefile.in
index d4f465ae4ad..46a79f04b6f 100644
--- a/dlls/Makefile.in
+++ b/dlls/Makefile.in
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ WIN16_FILES = \
 	msvideo.dll16 \
 	ole2.dll16 \
 	ole2disp.dll16 \
-	ole2nls.dll16 \
 	rasapi16.dll16 \
 	setupx.dll16 \
 	shell.dll16 \
@@ -82,7 +81,7 @@ krnl386.exe16 system.drv16 toolhelp.dll16:
 msvideo.dll16:
 	echo "msvfw32.dll" >$@
 
-compobj.dll16 ole2.dll16 ole2nls.dll16 storage.dll16:
+compobj.dll16 ole2.dll16 storage.dll16:
 	echo "ole32.dll" >$@
 
 ole2disp.dll16 typelib.dll16:
diff --git a/dlls/ole2nls.dll16/Makefile.in b/dlls/ole2nls.dll16/Makefile.in
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..54fac813f1f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dlls/ole2nls.dll16/Makefile.in
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+TOPSRCDIR = @top_srcdir@
+TOPOBJDIR = ../..
+SRCDIR    = @srcdir@
+VPATH     = @srcdir@
+MODULE    = ole2nls.dll16
+IMPORTS   = kernel32
+
+EXTRADLLFLAGS = -Wb,--subsystem,win16,--main-module,ole32.dll
+EXTRARCFLAGS  = -O res16
+
+SPEC_SRCS = ole2nls.dll16.spec
+
+C_SRCS = ole2nls.c
+
+RC_SRCS = version.rc
+
+@MAKE_DLL_RULES@
+
+@DEPENDENCIES@  # everything below this line is overwritten by make depend
diff --git a/dlls/ole32/ole2nls.c b/dlls/ole2nls.dll16/ole2nls.c
similarity index 100%
rename from dlls/ole32/ole2nls.c
rename to dlls/ole2nls.dll16/ole2nls.c
diff --git a/dlls/ole32/ole2nls.spec b/dlls/ole2nls.dll16/ole2nls.dll16.spec
similarity index 100%
rename from dlls/ole32/ole2nls.spec
rename to dlls/ole2nls.dll16/ole2nls.dll16.spec
diff --git a/dlls/ole32/version16.rc b/dlls/ole2nls.dll16/version.rc
similarity index 100%
rename from dlls/ole32/version16.rc
rename to dlls/ole2nls.dll16/version.rc
diff --git a/dlls/ole32/Makefile.in b/dlls/ole32/Makefile.in
index d3e8198c839..618b1979789 100644
--- a/dlls/ole32/Makefile.in
+++ b/dlls/ole32/Makefile.in
@@ -50,19 +50,15 @@ C_SRCS16 = \
 	memlockbytes16.c \
 	ole16.c \
 	ole2_16.c \
-	ole2nls.c \
 	storage.c
 
 SPEC_SRCS16 = \
 	compobj.spec \
 	ole2.spec \
-	ole2nls.spec \
 	storage.spec
 
 RC_SRCS = ole32res.rc
 
-RC_SRCS16 = version16.rc
-
 IDL_C_SRCS = \
 	irot.idl
 
@@ -76,10 +72,4 @@ EXTRA_OBJS = dlldata.o
 
 @MAKE_DLL_RULES@
 
-ole2nls.spec.o: ole2nls.spec version16.res
-	$(WINEBUILD) $(WINEBUILDFLAGS) --dll -o $@ --dll-name ole2nls --main-module $(MODULE) --res version16.res --export $(SRCDIR)/ole2nls.spec
-
-version16.res: version16.rc
-	$(LDPATH) $(RC16) $(RC16FLAGS) -fo$@ $(SRCDIR)/version16.rc
-
 @DEPENDENCIES@  # everything below this line is overwritten by make depend