diff --git a/reactos/subsys/system/explorer/makefile_rex b/reactos/subsys/system/explorer/makefile_rex
index 2531b9fc1dc..13a0c2041ab 100644
--- a/reactos/subsys/system/explorer/makefile_rex
+++ b/reactos/subsys/system/explorer/makefile_rex
@@ -16,11 +16,12 @@ TARGET_CFLAGS = -fexceptions -O2 -DNDEBUG -DWIN32 -D_ROS_ -W -D_WIN32_IE=0x0500
 	
 TARGET_CPPFLAGS = -fexceptions -O2 -DNDEBUG -DWIN32 -D_ROS_ -W -D_WIN32_IE=0x0500
 
-TARGET_RCFLAGS = -DNDEBUG -DWIN32 -DUNICODE -D_ROS_
+TARGET_RCFLAGS = -DNDEBUG -DWIN32 -D_ROS_
 
 ifdef UNICODE
 TARGET_CFLAGS += -DUNICODE
 TARGET_CPPFLAGS += -DUNICODE
+TARGET_RCFLAGS += -DUNICODE 
 MK_DEFENTRY := _wWinMain@16
 endif