diff --git a/dlls/shell32/Makefile.in b/dlls/shell32/Makefile.in
index 6900d312aba..499cca65236 100644
--- a/dlls/shell32/Makefile.in
+++ b/dlls/shell32/Makefile.in
@@ -54,7 +54,37 @@ C_SRCS = \
 	trash.c \
 	xdg.c
 
-RC_SRCS = shres.rc
+RC_SRCS = \
+	shell32_Bg.rc \
+	shell32_Ca.rc \
+	shell32_Cs.rc \
+	shell32_Da.rc \
+	shell32_De.rc \
+	shell32_En.rc \
+	shell32_Eo.rc \
+	shell32_Es.rc \
+	shell32_Fi.rc \
+	shell32_Fr.rc \
+	shell32_Hu.rc \
+	shell32_It.rc \
+	shell32_Ja.rc \
+	shell32_Ko.rc \
+	shell32_Lt.rc \
+	shell32_Nl.rc \
+	shell32_No.rc \
+	shell32_Pl.rc \
+	shell32_Pt.rc \
+	shell32_Ro.rc \
+	shell32_Ru.rc \
+	shell32_Si.rc \
+	shell32_Sk.rc \
+	shell32_Sv.rc \
+	shell32_Tr.rc \
+	shell32_Uk.rc \
+	shell32_Wa.rc \
+	shell32_Zh.rc \
+	shres.rc \
+	version.rc
 
 SVG_SRCS = \
 	desktop.svg \
diff --git a/dlls/shell32/shell32_Bg.rc b/dlls/shell32/shell32_Bg.rc
index 8624231c6bc..f38168cdb9b 100644
--- a/dlls/shell32/shell32_Bg.rc
+++ b/dlls/shell32/shell32_Bg.rc
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
  * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA
  */
 
+#include "shresdef.h"
+
 LANGUAGE LANG_BULGARIAN, SUBLANG_DEFAULT
 
 MENU_001 MENU DISCARDABLE
diff --git a/dlls/shell32/shell32_Ca.rc b/dlls/shell32/shell32_Ca.rc
index 44e4e05a8d9..7a3a39754f1 100644
--- a/dlls/shell32/shell32_Ca.rc
+++ b/dlls/shell32/shell32_Ca.rc
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
  * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA
  */
 
+#include "shresdef.h"
+
 LANGUAGE LANG_CATALAN, SUBLANG_DEFAULT
 
 /*
diff --git a/dlls/shell32/shell32_Cs.rc b/dlls/shell32/shell32_Cs.rc
index 90b32ae408b..2bd50d01905 100644
--- a/dlls/shell32/shell32_Cs.rc
+++ b/dlls/shell32/shell32_Cs.rc
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@
  * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA
  */
 
+#include "shresdef.h"
+
 LANGUAGE LANG_CZECH, SUBLANG_DEFAULT
 
 /* Czech strings in CP1250 */
diff --git a/dlls/shell32/shell32_Da.rc b/dlls/shell32/shell32_Da.rc
index 49e7b2b2496..232d38781ef 100644
--- a/dlls/shell32/shell32_Da.rc
+++ b/dlls/shell32/shell32_Da.rc
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@
  * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA
  */
 
+#include "shresdef.h"
+
 LANGUAGE LANG_DANISH, SUBLANG_DEFAULT
 
 MENU_001 MENU DISCARDABLE
diff --git a/dlls/shell32/shell32_De.rc b/dlls/shell32/shell32_De.rc
index 051ca6b9014..c5b7d01fdbf 100644
--- a/dlls/shell32/shell32_De.rc
+++ b/dlls/shell32/shell32_De.rc
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@
  * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA
  */
 
+#include "shresdef.h"
+
 LANGUAGE LANG_GERMAN, SUBLANG_NEUTRAL
 
 MENU_001 MENU DISCARDABLE
diff --git a/dlls/shell32/shell32_En.rc b/dlls/shell32/shell32_En.rc
index d7fa7c333bd..b4dddc2c460 100644
--- a/dlls/shell32/shell32_En.rc
+++ b/dlls/shell32/shell32_En.rc
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
  * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA
  */
 
+#include "shresdef.h"
+
 LANGUAGE LANG_ENGLISH, SUBLANG_DEFAULT
 
 MENU_001 MENU DISCARDABLE
diff --git a/dlls/shell32/shell32_Eo.rc b/dlls/shell32/shell32_Eo.rc
index 40c503ae228..4d753df541e 100644
--- a/dlls/shell32/shell32_Eo.rc
+++ b/dlls/shell32/shell32_Eo.rc
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@
  * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA
  */
 
+#include "shresdef.h"
+
 LANGUAGE LANG_ESPERANTO, SUBLANG_DEFAULT
 
 /* Cxapelitaj literoj estas en Latin-3 iso8895-3 */
diff --git a/dlls/shell32/shell32_Es.rc b/dlls/shell32/shell32_Es.rc
index 17773fc088f..06580d16654 100644
--- a/dlls/shell32/shell32_Es.rc
+++ b/dlls/shell32/shell32_Es.rc
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@
  * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA
  */
 
+#include "shresdef.h"
+
 LANGUAGE LANG_SPANISH, SUBLANG_NEUTRAL
 
 MENU_001 MENU DISCARDABLE
diff --git a/dlls/shell32/shell32_Fi.rc b/dlls/shell32/shell32_Fi.rc
index f0a1b5ad282..a124e64d77c 100644
--- a/dlls/shell32/shell32_Fi.rc
+++ b/dlls/shell32/shell32_Fi.rc
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
  * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA
  */
 
+#include "shresdef.h"
+
 LANGUAGE LANG_FINNISH, SUBLANG_DEFAULT
 
 MENU_001 MENU DISCARDABLE
diff --git a/dlls/shell32/shell32_Fr.rc b/dlls/shell32/shell32_Fr.rc
index e1b95e637c4..511a373ddcf 100644
--- a/dlls/shell32/shell32_Fr.rc
+++ b/dlls/shell32/shell32_Fr.rc
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@
  * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA
  */
 
+#include "shresdef.h"
+
 LANGUAGE LANG_FRENCH, SUBLANG_NEUTRAL
 
 #pragma code_page(65001) /* UTF-8 */
@@ -309,5 +311,3 @@ GNU avec Wine ; si ce n’est pas le cas, écrivez à la : \
 Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, \
 MA 02110-1301, USA."
 }
-
-#pragma code_page(default) /* Return to default encoding */
diff --git a/dlls/shell32/shell32_Hu.rc b/dlls/shell32/shell32_Hu.rc
index 9b1c198d236..466e826e213 100644
--- a/dlls/shell32/shell32_Hu.rc
+++ b/dlls/shell32/shell32_Hu.rc
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
  * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA
  */
 
+#include "shresdef.h"
+
 LANGUAGE LANG_HUNGARIAN, SUBLANG_DEFAULT
 
 /*
diff --git a/dlls/shell32/shell32_It.rc b/dlls/shell32/shell32_It.rc
index baa00778a6e..fb55d528986 100644
--- a/dlls/shell32/shell32_It.rc
+++ b/dlls/shell32/shell32_It.rc
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@
  * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA
  */
 
+#include "shresdef.h"
+
 LANGUAGE LANG_ITALIAN, SUBLANG_NEUTRAL
 
 MENU_001 MENU DISCARDABLE
diff --git a/dlls/shell32/shell32_Ja.rc b/dlls/shell32/shell32_Ja.rc
index 6e1ae07d4cc..e426ee52dd1 100644
--- a/dlls/shell32/shell32_Ja.rc
+++ b/dlls/shell32/shell32_Ja.rc
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
  * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA
  */
 
+#include "shresdef.h"
+
 /* UTF-8 */
 #pragma code_page(65001)
 
@@ -303,5 +305,3 @@ You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public \
 License along with Wine; if not, write to the Free Software \
 Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA."
 }
-
-#pragma code_page(default)
diff --git a/dlls/shell32/shell32_Ko.rc b/dlls/shell32/shell32_Ko.rc
index 16ad3b1c83e..91a327ef4cc 100644
--- a/dlls/shell32/shell32_Ko.rc
+++ b/dlls/shell32/shell32_Ko.rc
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@
  * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA
  */
 
+#include "shresdef.h"
+
 LANGUAGE LANG_KOREAN, SUBLANG_DEFAULT
 
 MENU_001 MENU DISCARDABLE
diff --git a/dlls/shell32/shell32_Lt.rc b/dlls/shell32/shell32_Lt.rc
index 411bbe62b9b..e71c5d0bb4a 100644
--- a/dlls/shell32/shell32_Lt.rc
+++ b/dlls/shell32/shell32_Lt.rc
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
  * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA
  */
 
+#include "shresdef.h"
+
 /* UTF-8 */
 #pragma code_page(65001)
 
@@ -307,5 +309,3 @@ kopiją kartu su Wine; jei negavote, rašykite adresu \
 Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, \
 Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA."
 }
-
-#pragma code_page(default)
diff --git a/dlls/shell32/shell32_Nl.rc b/dlls/shell32/shell32_Nl.rc
index e5329ee5ad4..9ea879d198e 100644
--- a/dlls/shell32/shell32_Nl.rc
+++ b/dlls/shell32/shell32_Nl.rc
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@
  * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA
  */
 
+#include "shresdef.h"
+
 LANGUAGE LANG_DUTCH, SUBLANG_NEUTRAL
 
 MENU_001 MENU DISCARDABLE
diff --git a/dlls/shell32/shell32_No.rc b/dlls/shell32/shell32_No.rc
index 82facc0458f..12ac088df2d 100644
--- a/dlls/shell32/shell32_No.rc
+++ b/dlls/shell32/shell32_No.rc
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
  * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA
  */
 
+#include "shresdef.h"
+
 LANGUAGE LANG_NORWEGIAN, SUBLANG_NORWEGIAN_BOKMAL
 
 MENU_001 MENU DISCARDABLE
diff --git a/dlls/shell32/shell32_Pl.rc b/dlls/shell32/shell32_Pl.rc
index 420c1671990..31c0a8a3203 100644
--- a/dlls/shell32/shell32_Pl.rc
+++ b/dlls/shell32/shell32_Pl.rc
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@
  * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA
  */
 
+#include "shresdef.h"
+
 LANGUAGE LANG_POLISH, SUBLANG_DEFAULT
 
 MENU_001 MENU DISCARDABLE
diff --git a/dlls/shell32/shell32_Pt.rc b/dlls/shell32/shell32_Pt.rc
index ed8b5291628..7a727ecba0b 100644
--- a/dlls/shell32/shell32_Pt.rc
+++ b/dlls/shell32/shell32_Pt.rc
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@
  * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA
  */
 
+#include "shresdef.h"
+
 LANGUAGE LANG_PORTUGUESE, SUBLANG_PORTUGUESE_BRAZILIAN
 
 MENU_001 MENU DISCARDABLE
diff --git a/dlls/shell32/shell32_Ro.rc b/dlls/shell32/shell32_Ro.rc
index cdec0a61c2f..f7a50112715 100644
--- a/dlls/shell32/shell32_Ro.rc
+++ b/dlls/shell32/shell32_Ro.rc
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@
  * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA
  */
 
+#include "shresdef.h"
+
 LANGUAGE LANG_ROMANIAN, SUBLANG_NEUTRAL
 
 #pragma code_page(65001)
@@ -304,5 +306,3 @@ You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public \
 License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software \
 Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA."
 }
-
-#pragma code_page(default)
diff --git a/dlls/shell32/shell32_Ru.rc b/dlls/shell32/shell32_Ru.rc
index 3bcfefd51fa..f8978b92dcd 100644
--- a/dlls/shell32/shell32_Ru.rc
+++ b/dlls/shell32/shell32_Ru.rc
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@
  * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA
  */
 
+#include "shresdef.h"
+
 LANGUAGE LANG_RUSSIAN, SUBLANG_DEFAULT
 
 MENU_001 MENU DISCARDABLE
diff --git a/dlls/shell32/shell32_Si.rc b/dlls/shell32/shell32_Si.rc
index 24c36c3b4ba..76ad64bf2e9 100644
--- a/dlls/shell32/shell32_Si.rc
+++ b/dlls/shell32/shell32_Si.rc
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
  * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA
  */
 
+#include "shresdef.h"
+
 #pragma code_page(65001)
 
 LANGUAGE LANG_SLOVENIAN, SUBLANG_DEFAULT
@@ -303,6 +305,3 @@ You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public \
 License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software \
 Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA."
 }
-
-
-#pragma code_page(default)
diff --git a/dlls/shell32/shell32_Sk.rc b/dlls/shell32/shell32_Sk.rc
index 6ce1f545a1a..1cb12384cb8 100644
--- a/dlls/shell32/shell32_Sk.rc
+++ b/dlls/shell32/shell32_Sk.rc
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
  * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA
  */
 
+#include "shresdef.h"
+
 LANGUAGE LANG_SLOVAK, SUBLANG_DEFAULT
 
 /*
diff --git a/dlls/shell32/shell32_Sv.rc b/dlls/shell32/shell32_Sv.rc
index 208ddd5d983..29453accb63 100644
--- a/dlls/shell32/shell32_Sv.rc
+++ b/dlls/shell32/shell32_Sv.rc
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@
  * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA
  */
 
+#include "shresdef.h"
+
 LANGUAGE LANG_SWEDISH, SUBLANG_NEUTRAL
 
 /*
diff --git a/dlls/shell32/shell32_Tr.rc b/dlls/shell32/shell32_Tr.rc
index dc2ea3096fd..c8b038ac46e 100644
--- a/dlls/shell32/shell32_Tr.rc
+++ b/dlls/shell32/shell32_Tr.rc
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
  * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA
  */
 
+#include "shresdef.h"
+
 LANGUAGE LANG_TURKISH, SUBLANG_DEFAULT
 
 MENU_001 MENU DISCARDABLE
diff --git a/dlls/shell32/shell32_Uk.rc b/dlls/shell32/shell32_Uk.rc
index 624368ad3fe..7d1f60a2018 100644
--- a/dlls/shell32/shell32_Uk.rc
+++ b/dlls/shell32/shell32_Uk.rc
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
  * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA
  */
 
+#include "shresdef.h"
+
 LANGUAGE LANG_UKRAINIAN, SUBLANG_DEFAULT
 
 MENU_001 MENU DISCARDABLE
diff --git a/dlls/shell32/shell32_Wa.rc b/dlls/shell32/shell32_Wa.rc
index c92e7d29215..48b188841dc 100644
--- a/dlls/shell32/shell32_Wa.rc
+++ b/dlls/shell32/shell32_Wa.rc
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
  * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA
  */
 
+#include "shresdef.h"
+
 LANGUAGE LANG_WALON, SUBLANG_DEFAULT
 
 /*
diff --git a/dlls/shell32/shell32_Zh.rc b/dlls/shell32/shell32_Zh.rc
index 5cc9af95a70..340b9bd71e2 100644
--- a/dlls/shell32/shell32_Zh.rc
+++ b/dlls/shell32/shell32_Zh.rc
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@
  * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA
  */
 
+#include "shresdef.h"
+
 /* Chinese text is encoded in UTF-8 */
 #pragma code_page(65001)
 
@@ -209,5 +211,3 @@ BEGIN
 	IDS_CPANEL_NAME		"名稱"
 	IDS_CPANEL_DESCRIPTION	"描述"
 END
-
-#pragma code_page(default)
diff --git a/dlls/shell32/shres.rc b/dlls/shell32/shres.rc
index 25b1a2fa9c4..8e76a092aca 100644
--- a/dlls/shell32/shres.rc
+++ b/dlls/shell32/shres.rc
@@ -18,16 +18,7 @@
  * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA
  */
 
-#include "windef.h"
-#include "winbase.h"
-#include "winuser.h"
-#include "winnls.h"
-#include "wingdi.h"
-#include "shlobj.h"
 #include "shresdef.h"
-#include "dlgs.h"
-
-#include "version.rc"
 
 LANGUAGE LANG_NEUTRAL, SUBLANG_NEUTRAL
 
@@ -131,40 +122,3 @@ IDR_AVI_FILENUKE AVI searching.avi
 
 /* @makedep: searching.avi */
 IDR_AVI_FILEDELETE AVI searching.avi
-
-
-/*
- * Everything specific to any language goes
- * in one of the specific files.
- * Note that you can and may override resources
- * which also have a neutral version. This is to
- * get localized bitmaps for example.
- */
-#include "shell32_Bg.rc"
-#include "shell32_Ca.rc"
-#include "shell32_Cs.rc"
-#include "shell32_Da.rc"
-#include "shell32_De.rc"
-#include "shell32_En.rc"
-#include "shell32_Eo.rc"
-#include "shell32_Es.rc"
-#include "shell32_Fi.rc"
-#include "shell32_Fr.rc"
-#include "shell32_Hu.rc"
-#include "shell32_It.rc"
-#include "shell32_Ja.rc"
-#include "shell32_Ko.rc"
-#include "shell32_Lt.rc"
-#include "shell32_Nl.rc"
-#include "shell32_No.rc"
-#include "shell32_Pl.rc"
-#include "shell32_Pt.rc"
-#include "shell32_Ro.rc"
-#include "shell32_Ru.rc"
-#include "shell32_Si.rc"
-#include "shell32_Sk.rc"
-#include "shell32_Sv.rc"
-#include "shell32_Tr.rc"
-#include "shell32_Uk.rc"
-#include "shell32_Wa.rc"
-#include "shell32_Zh.rc"
diff --git a/dlls/shell32/shresdef.h b/dlls/shell32/shresdef.h
index 01ec9775280..2880135057e 100644
--- a/dlls/shell32/shresdef.h
+++ b/dlls/shell32/shresdef.h
@@ -19,6 +19,13 @@
 #ifndef __WINE_SHELL_RES_H
 #define __WINE_SHELL_RES_H
 
+#include <windef.h>
+#include <winbase.h>
+#include <winuser.h>
+#include <winnls.h>
+#include <shlobj.h>
+#include <dlgs.h>
+
 /*
 	columntitles for the shellview
 */