diff --git a/Make.rules.in b/Make.rules.in
index 94bb8834a97..456180d169c 100644
--- a/Make.rules.in
+++ b/Make.rules.in
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ prog_manext     = 1
 api_manext      = 3w
 conf_manext     = 5
 CLEAN_FILES     = *.o *.a *.so *.ln *.$(LIBEXT) \\\#*\\\# *~ *% .\\\#* *.bak *.orig *.rej \
-                  *.flc *.dbg.c *.tab.c *.tab.h @LEX_OUTPUT_ROOT@.c core
+                  *.flc *.tab.c *.tab.h @LEX_OUTPUT_ROOT@.c core
 
 OBJS = $(C_SRCS:.c=.o) $(EXTRA_OBJS)
 
@@ -167,11 +167,6 @@ $(RC_BINARIES): $(BIN2RES) $(RC_BINSRC)
 
 $(RC_SRCS:.rc=.res) $(RC_SRCS16:.rc=.res): $(WRC) $(RC_BINARIES) $(RC_TLB)
 
-# Rule for main module debug channels
-
-$(MODULE).dbg.c: $(C_SRCS) $(C_SRCS16) $(WINEBUILD)
-	$(WINEBUILD) $(DEFS) -o $@ --debug -C$(SRCDIR) $(C_SRCS) $(C_SRCS16)
-
 # Rules for makefile
 
 Makefile: Makefile.in $(TOPSRCDIR)/configure
diff --git a/Makefile.in b/Makefile.in
index c2e260caf71..64c7298922b 100644
--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -136,10 +136,10 @@ $(TESTSUBDIRS:%=%/__crosstest__): tools include
 # Misc rules
 
 TAGS etags:
-	find $(TOPSRCDIR) -name '*.[ch]' -a -not -name '*.dbg.c' -print | etags -
+	find $(TOPSRCDIR) -name '*.[ch]' -print | etags -
 
 tags ctags:
-	find $(TOPSRCDIR) -name '*.[ch]' -a -not -name '*.dbg.c' -print | ctags --c-types=+px -L -
+	find $(TOPSRCDIR) -name '*.[ch]' -print | ctags --c-types=+px -L -
 
 manpages htmlpages sgmlpages:
 	cd documentation && $(MAKE) $@
diff --git a/dlls/Makedll.rules.in b/dlls/Makedll.rules.in
index 6fa914d925e..ebdc2f11261 100644
--- a/dlls/Makedll.rules.in
+++ b/dlls/Makedll.rules.in
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ BASEMODULE  = $(MODULE:%.dll=%)
 MAINSPEC    = $(BASEMODULE).spec
 SPEC_DEF    = lib$(BASEMODULE).def
 WIN16_FILES = $(SPEC_SRCS16:.spec=.spec.o) $(C_SRCS16:.c=.o) $(EXTRA_OBJS16)
-ALL_OBJS    = @WIN16_FILES@ $(OBJS) $(MODULE).dbg.o $(RC_SRCS:.rc=.res)
+ALL_OBJS    = @WIN16_FILES@ $(OBJS) $(RC_SRCS:.rc=.res)
 ALL_LIBS    = $(LIBWINE) $(EXTRALIBS) $(LIBPORT) $(LDFLAGS) $(LIBS)
 ALL_IMPORTS = $(DELAYIMPORTS) $(IMPORTS)
 IMPLIB_OBJS = $(IMPLIB_SRCS:.c=.o)
@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@ $(MODULE).so: $(MAINSPEC) $(ALL_OBJS) Makefile.in
 
 # Rules for .dll files
 
-$(MODULE): $(RCOBJS) $(OBJS) $(MODULE).dbg.o $(SPEC_DEF) Makefile.in
-	$(DLLWRAP) -k --def $(SPEC_DEF) -o $@ $(RCOBJS) $(OBJS) $(MODULE).dbg.o $(DLL_LDPATH) $(ALL_IMPORTS:%=-l%) $(ALL_LIBS)
+$(MODULE): $(RCOBJS) $(OBJS) $(SPEC_DEF) Makefile.in
+	$(DLLWRAP) -k --def $(SPEC_DEF) -o $@ $(RCOBJS) $(OBJS) $(DLL_LDPATH) $(ALL_IMPORTS:%=-l%) $(ALL_LIBS)
 
 # Rules for import libraries
 
@@ -68,8 +68,8 @@ $(SUBDIRS): implib
 
 $(WIN16_FILES:%=__checklink16__%): checklink16
 
-checklink16:: $(MAINSPEC).o $(OBJS) $(MODULE).dbg.o dummy
-	$(CC) -o checklink -Wl,-rpath,$(TOPOBJDIR)/libs $(TOPSRCDIR)/dlls/checklink.c $(MAINSPEC).o $(OBJS) $(MODULE).dbg.o -L$(DLLDIR) $(ALL_LIBS) -lwinecrt0 -lm && $(RM) checklink $(MAINSPEC).o
+checklink16:: $(MAINSPEC).o $(OBJS) dummy
+	$(CC) -o checklink -Wl,-rpath,$(TOPOBJDIR)/libs $(TOPSRCDIR)/dlls/checklink.c $(MAINSPEC).o $(OBJS) -L$(DLLDIR) $(ALL_LIBS) -lwinecrt0 -lm && $(RM) checklink $(MAINSPEC).o
 
 checklink:: $(WIN16_FILES:%=__checklink16__%)
 
diff --git a/dlls/dxerr8/Makefile.in b/dlls/dxerr8/Makefile.in
index d1eb28c79c4..4167db2c353 100644
--- a/dlls/dxerr8/Makefile.in
+++ b/dlls/dxerr8/Makefile.in
@@ -7,8 +7,6 @@ MODULE    = libdxerr8.a
 C_SRCS = \
 	dxerr8.c
 
-EXTRA_OBJS = $(MODULE).dbg.o
-
 @MAKE_IMPLIB_RULES@
 
 ### Dependencies:
diff --git a/dlls/dxerr9/Makefile.in b/dlls/dxerr9/Makefile.in
index 7a8f2fa6708..0a2a0051535 100644
--- a/dlls/dxerr9/Makefile.in
+++ b/dlls/dxerr9/Makefile.in
@@ -7,8 +7,6 @@ MODULE    = libdxerr9.a
 C_SRCS = \
 	dxerr9.c
 
-EXTRA_OBJS = $(MODULE).dbg.o
-
 @MAKE_IMPLIB_RULES@
 
 ### Dependencies:
diff --git a/dlls/kernel/process.c b/dlls/kernel/process.c
index f599729660e..fcfeb7c22da 100644
--- a/dlls/kernel/process.c
+++ b/dlls/kernel/process.c
@@ -933,12 +933,9 @@ static BOOL process_init(void)
 {
     static const WCHAR kernel32W[] = {'k','e','r','n','e','l','3','2',0};
     PEB *peb = NtCurrentTeb()->Peb;
-    extern void __wine_dbg_kernel32_init(void);
 
     PTHREAD_Init();
 
-    __wine_dbg_kernel32_init();  /* hack: register debug channels early */
-
     setbuf(stdout,NULL);
     setbuf(stderr,NULL);
     setlocale(LC_CTYPE,"");
diff --git a/dlls/ntdll/debugtools.c b/dlls/ntdll/debugtools.c
index 2f0be3dcad7..ce2e65bed08 100644
--- a/dlls/ntdll/debugtools.c
+++ b/dlls/ntdll/debugtools.c
@@ -200,8 +200,5 @@ static const struct __wine_debug_functions funcs =
  */
 void debug_init(void)
 {
-    extern void __wine_dbg_ntdll_init(void);
-
     __wine_dbg_set_functions( &funcs, &default_funcs, sizeof(funcs) );
-    __wine_dbg_ntdll_init();  /* hack: register debug channels early */
 }
diff --git a/include/wine/debug.h b/include/wine/debug.h
index 4393b3b4211..aca055fec5b 100644
--- a/include/wine/debug.h
+++ b/include/wine/debug.h
@@ -234,9 +234,9 @@ static inline const char *wine_dbgstr_longlong( ULONGLONG ll )
 #define WINE_ERR_ON(ch)            __WINE_IS_DEBUG_ON(_ERR,&__wine_dbch_##ch)
 
 #define WINE_DECLARE_DEBUG_CHANNEL(ch) \
-    extern struct __wine_debug_channel __wine_dbch_##ch
+    static struct __wine_debug_channel __wine_dbch_##ch = { ~0, #ch }
 #define WINE_DEFAULT_DEBUG_CHANNEL(ch) \
-    extern struct __wine_debug_channel __wine_dbch_##ch; \
+    static struct __wine_debug_channel __wine_dbch_##ch = { ~0, #ch }; \
     static struct __wine_debug_channel * const __wine_dbch___default = &__wine_dbch_##ch
 
 #define WINE_DPRINTF               wine_dbg_printf
diff --git a/programs/Makeprog.rules.in b/programs/Makeprog.rules.in
index c001cfc61e0..308ea278105 100644
--- a/programs/Makeprog.rules.in
+++ b/programs/Makeprog.rules.in
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
 DLLDEFS     = @DLLDEFS@
 DLLFLAGS    = @DLLFLAGS@
 DEFS        = $(DLLDEFS) $(EXTRADEFS)
-ALL_OBJS    = $(OBJS) $(MODULE).dbg.o
 ALL_IMPORTS = $(DELAYIMPORTS) $(IMPORTS)
 ALL_LIBS    = $(ALL_IMPORTS:%=-l%) $(LIBWINE) $(EXTRALIBS) $(LIBPORT) $(LDFLAGS) $(LIBS)
 DLL_LDPATH  = -L$(DLLDIR) $(ALL_IMPORTS:%=-L$(DLLDIR)/%)
@@ -25,16 +24,16 @@ all: $(MODULE)$(DLLEXT) $(BASEMODULE)$(EXEEXT)
 
 # Rules for .so main module
 
-$(MODULE).so: $(ALL_OBJS) $(RC_SRCS:.rc=.res) Makefile.in
-	$(WINEGCC) -B$(TOOLSDIR)/tools/winebuild $(APPMODE) $(ALL_OBJS) $(RC_SRCS:.rc=.res) -o $@ $(DLL_LDPATH) $(ALL_LIBS) $(DELAYIMPORTS:%=-Wb,-d%)
+$(MODULE).so: $(OBJS) $(RC_SRCS:.rc=.res) Makefile.in
+	$(WINEGCC) -B$(TOOLSDIR)/tools/winebuild $(APPMODE) $(OBJS) $(RC_SRCS:.rc=.res) -o $@ $(DLL_LDPATH) $(ALL_LIBS) $(DELAYIMPORTS:%=-Wb,-d%)
 
 $(BASEMODULE): $(WINEWRAPPER)
 	$(RM) $@ && $(LN_S) $(WINEWRAPPER) $@
 
 # Rules for .exe main module
 
-$(MODULE): $(ALL_OBJS) $(RCOBJS) Makefile.in
-	$(CC) $(APPMODE) $(ALL_OBJS) $(RCOBJS) -o $@ $(ALL_LIBS)
+$(MODULE): $(OBJS) $(RCOBJS) Makefile.in
+	$(CC) $(APPMODE) $(OBJS) $(RCOBJS) -o $@ $(ALL_LIBS)
 
 # Rules for testing