diff --git a/reactos/subsys/system/explorer/Makefile b/reactos/subsys/system/explorer/Makefile
index 7b69c22c69c..0ccb6286f07 100644
--- a/reactos/subsys/system/explorer/Makefile
+++ b/reactos/subsys/system/explorer/Makefile
@@ -104,8 +104,8 @@ buildno.h: ../../../include/reactos/buildno.h
 $(TARGET): $(OBJECTS) $(PROGRAM)$(RES_SUFFIX)
 	$(LINK) $(LFLAGS) -o $@ $^ $(addprefix -l,$(LIBS))
 
-explorer$(RES_SUFFIX): $(PROGRAM)_intres.rc
-	$(RC) $(RCFLAGS) -o $@ $^
+explorer$(RES_SUFFIX): $(PROGRAM)_intres.rc res/*.bmp res/*.ico
+	$(RC) $(RCFLAGS) -o $@ $(PROGRAM)_intres.rc
 
 clean:
 	$(TOOLS_PATH)/rdel $(TARGET) $(OBJECTS) $(PROGRAM)$(RES_SUFFIX)
diff --git a/reactos/subsys/system/explorer/Makefile.MinGW b/reactos/subsys/system/explorer/Makefile.MinGW
index 5062be80907..222ce6e13f7 100644
--- a/reactos/subsys/system/explorer/Makefile.MinGW
+++ b/reactos/subsys/system/explorer/Makefile.MinGW
@@ -74,8 +74,8 @@ all: $(TARGET)
 $(TARGET): $(OBJECTS) $(PROGRAM)$(RES_SUFFIX)
 	$(LINK) $(LFLAGS) -o $@ $^ $(addprefix -l,$(LIBS))
 
-explorer$(RES_SUFFIX): $(PROGRAM)_intres.rc
-	windres $(RCFLAGS) -o $@ $^
+explorer$(RES_SUFFIX): $(PROGRAM)_intres.rc res/*.bmp res/*.ico
+	windres $(RCFLAGS) -o $@ $(PROGRAM)_intres.rc
 
 clean:
 	rm -f $(TARGET) $(OBJECTS) $(PROGRAM)$(RES_SUFFIX)
diff --git a/reactos/subsys/system/explorer/make_explorer.dsp b/reactos/subsys/system/explorer/make_explorer.dsp
index 91b4a7d08d1..80883c506b3 100644
--- a/reactos/subsys/system/explorer/make_explorer.dsp
+++ b/reactos/subsys/system/explorer/make_explorer.dsp
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ CFG=make_explorer - Win32 bjam
 # PROP Use_Debug_Libraries 0
 # PROP Output_Dir "Release"
 # PROP Intermediate_Dir "Release"
-# PROP Cmd_Line "msdevfilt -gcc -pipe "perl d:\tools\gSTLFilt.pl" make -f Makefile.MinGW"
+# PROP Cmd_Line "msdevfilt -gcc -pipe "perl d:\tools\gSTLFilt.pl" make -f Makefile.MinGW UNICODE=0"
 # PROP Rebuild_Opt "clean all"
 # PROP Target_File "explorer.exe"
 # PROP Bsc_Name ""
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ CFG=make_explorer - Win32 bjam
 # PROP Use_Debug_Libraries 1
 # PROP Output_Dir "Debug"
 # PROP Intermediate_Dir "Debug"
-# PROP Cmd_Line "msdevfilt -gcc -pipe "perl d:\tools\gSTLFilt.pl" make -f Makefile.MinGW DEBUG=1"
+# PROP Cmd_Line "msdevfilt -gcc -pipe "perl d:\tools\gSTLFilt.pl" make -f Makefile.MinGW UNICODE=0 DEBUG=1"
 # PROP Rebuild_Opt "clean all"
 # PROP Target_File "explorer.exe"
 # PROP Bsc_Name ""