diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 2680cbd492..9cb7c4a97d 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -774,8 +774,7 @@ ifdef BEOS
 endif
 
 ifdef WIN32
-  # Resource file
-  OBJS += winres.o
+  SRCS += ottdres.rc
 endif
 
 ifdef WITH_DIRECTMUSIC
@@ -854,10 +853,6 @@ lang/%.lng: lang/%.txt $(STRGEN) lang/english.txt
 	@echo '===> Compiling language $(*F)'
 	$(Q)$(STRGEN) $(STRGEN_FLAGS) $< $(LANG_ERRORS) || rm -f $@
 
-winres.o: openttd.rc
-	@echo '===> Compiling resource $<'
-	$(Q)$(WINDRES) -o $@ $<
-
 ifdef MORPHOS
 release: all
 	$(Q)rm -fr "/t/openttd-$(RELEASE)-morphos.lha"
@@ -1024,6 +1019,10 @@ endif
 	@echo '===> Compiling $<'
 	$(Q)$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(CDEFS) -c -o $@ $<
 
+%.o: %.rc
+	@echo '===> Compiling resource $<'
+	$(Q)$(WINDRES) -o $@ $<
+
 
 info:
 	@echo 'CFLAGS  = $(CFLAGS)'
diff --git a/openttd.dsp b/openttd.dsp
index 152fd46f99..1323ed45a7 100644
--- a/openttd.dsp
+++ b/openttd.dsp
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ SOURCE=.\openttd.c
 # End Source File
 # Begin Source File
 
-SOURCE=.\openttd.rc
+SOURCE=.\ottdres.rc
 # End Source File
 # Begin Source File
 
diff --git a/openttd.vcproj b/openttd.vcproj
index 18aabf929e..a6afa2ffa5 100644
--- a/openttd.vcproj
+++ b/openttd.vcproj
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@
 				RelativePath=".\openttd.c">
 			</File>
 			<File
-				RelativePath=".\openttd.rc">
+				RelativePath=".\ottdres.rc">
 			</File>
 			<File
 				RelativePath=".\pathfind.c">
diff --git a/openttd.rc b/ottdres.rc
similarity index 100%
rename from openttd.rc
rename to ottdres.rc