diff --git a/dlls/mpr/Makefile.in b/dlls/mpr/Makefile.in
index 96ab0eb6c61..2f8fedca560 100644
--- a/dlls/mpr/Makefile.in
+++ b/dlls/mpr/Makefile.in
@@ -14,10 +14,7 @@ C_SRCS = \
 	pwcache.c \
 	wnet.c
 
-RC_SRCS = \
-	mpr.rc \
-	version.rc
-
+RC_SRCS = mpr.rc
 
 @MAKE_DLL_RULES@
 
diff --git a/dlls/mpr/mpr.rc b/dlls/mpr/mpr.rc
index efaf3ae81e5..10bae36403f 100644
--- a/dlls/mpr/mpr.rc
+++ b/dlls/mpr/mpr.rc
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@
 #include "winbase.h"
 #include "mprres.h"
 
+#include "version.rc"
+
 #include "mpr_Cs.rc"
 #include "mpr_De.rc"
 #include "mpr_En.rc"
diff --git a/dlls/ole32/Makefile.in b/dlls/ole32/Makefile.in
index 533f8ab4b37..9e1170351d3 100644
--- a/dlls/ole32/Makefile.in
+++ b/dlls/ole32/Makefile.in
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ SPEC_SRCS16 = \
 	ole2thk.spec \
 	storage.spec
 
-RC_SRCS = ole32res.rc version.rc
+RC_SRCS = ole32res.rc
 RC_BINSRC = ole32res.rc
 RC_BINARIES = \
 	drag_copy.cur \
diff --git a/dlls/ole32/ole32res.rc b/dlls/ole32/ole32res.rc
index 6546fc2a7ba..cc4c0b25254 100644
--- a/dlls/ole32/ole32res.rc
+++ b/dlls/ole32/ole32res.rc
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@
 #include "winuser.h"
 #include "winnls.h"
 
+#include "version.rc"
+
 /*
  * Everything that does not depend on language,
  * like textless bitmaps etc, go into the
diff --git a/dlls/oleaut32/Makefile.in b/dlls/oleaut32/Makefile.in
index 14e272dda53..428c9e85356 100644
--- a/dlls/oleaut32/Makefile.in
+++ b/dlls/oleaut32/Makefile.in
@@ -35,9 +35,7 @@ SPEC_SRCS16 = \
 	ole2disp.spec \
 	typelib.spec
 
-RC_SRCS = \
-	oleaut32.rc \
-	version.rc
+RC_SRCS = oleaut32.rc
 
 SUBDIRS = tests
 
diff --git a/dlls/oleaut32/oleaut32.rc b/dlls/oleaut32/oleaut32.rc
index 641f3924d98..fcff4f6e541 100644
--- a/dlls/oleaut32/oleaut32.rc
+++ b/dlls/oleaut32/oleaut32.rc
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@
 #include "winbase.h"
 #include "resource.h"
 
+#include "version.rc"
+
 #include "oleaut32_De.rc"
 #include "oleaut32_Dk.rc"
 #include "oleaut32_En.rc"
diff --git a/dlls/shell32/Makefile.in b/dlls/shell32/Makefile.in
index e9d2c944d4b..50291512f4c 100644
--- a/dlls/shell32/Makefile.in
+++ b/dlls/shell32/Makefile.in
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ C_SRCS = \
 	shv_item_cmenu.c \
 	systray.c
 
-RC_SRCS = shres.rc version.rc
+RC_SRCS = shres.rc
 RC_BINSRC = shres.rc
 RC_BINARIES = \
 	cdrom.ico \
diff --git a/dlls/shell32/shres.rc b/dlls/shell32/shres.rc
index c9f7026f4ae..ddc12417d90 100644
--- a/dlls/shell32/shres.rc
+++ b/dlls/shell32/shres.rc
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@
 #include "shlobj.h"
 #include "shresdef.h"
 
+#include "version.rc"
+
 LANGUAGE LANG_NEUTRAL, SUBLANG_NEUTRAL
 
 shv_accel ACCELERATORS