diff --git a/mk/cfg/i686-pc-windows-gnu.mk b/mk/cfg/i686-pc-windows-gnu.mk
index ecb405b76f0..357a321688b 100644
--- a/mk/cfg/i686-pc-windows-gnu.mk
+++ b/mk/cfg/i686-pc-windows-gnu.mk
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ CFG_LIB_NAME_i686-pc-windows-gnu=$(1).dll
 CFG_STATIC_LIB_NAME_i686-pc-windows-gnu=$(1).lib
 CFG_LIB_GLOB_i686-pc-windows-gnu=$(1)-*.dll
 CFG_LIB_DSYM_GLOB_i686-pc-windows-gnu=$(1)-*.dylib.dSYM
-CFG_JEMALLOC_CFLAGS_i686-pc-windows-gnu := -march=i686 -m32 -D_WIN32_WINNT=0x0600 $(CFLAGS)
-CFG_GCCISH_CFLAGS_i686-pc-windows-gnu := -Wall -Werror -g -m32 -D_WIN32_WINNT=0x0600 $(CFLAGS)
+CFG_JEMALLOC_CFLAGS_i686-pc-windows-gnu := -march=i686 -m32 -D_WIN32_WINNT=0x0600 -D__USE_MINGW_ANSI_STDIO=1 $(CFLAGS)
+CFG_GCCISH_CFLAGS_i686-pc-windows-gnu := -Wall -Werror -g -m32 -D_WIN32_WINNT=0x0600 -D__USE_MINGW_ANSI_STDIO=1 $(CFLAGS)
 CFG_GCCISH_CXXFLAGS_i686-pc-windows-gnu := -fno-rtti $(CXXFLAGS)
 CFG_GCCISH_LINK_FLAGS_i686-pc-windows-gnu := -shared -g -m32
 CFG_GCCISH_DEF_FLAG_i686-pc-windows-gnu :=
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ CFG_EXE_SUFFIX_i686-pc-windows-gnu := .exe
 CFG_WINDOWSY_i686-pc-windows-gnu := 1
 CFG_UNIXY_i686-pc-windows-gnu :=
 CFG_PATH_MUNGE_i686-pc-windows-gnu :=
-CFG_LDPATH_i686-pc-windows-gnu :=$(CFG_LDPATH_i686-pc-windows-gnu):$(PATH)
-CFG_RUN_i686-pc-windows-gnu=PATH="$(CFG_LDPATH_i686-pc-windows-gnu):$(1)" $(2)
-CFG_RUN_TARG_i686-pc-windows-gnu=$(call CFG_RUN_i686-pc-windows-gnu,$(HLIB$(1)_H_$(CFG_BUILD)),$(2))
+CFG_LDPATH_i686-pc-windows-gnu :=
+CFG_RUN_i686-pc-windows-gnu=$(2)
+CFG_RUN_TARG_i686-pc-windows-gnu=$(call CFG_RUN_i686-pc-windows-gnu,,$(2))
 CFG_GNU_TRIPLE_i686-pc-windows-gnu := i686-w64-mingw32
diff --git a/mk/cfg/x86_64-pc-windows-gnu.mk b/mk/cfg/x86_64-pc-windows-gnu.mk
index a23e292c7bd..e9e5f04ea54 100644
--- a/mk/cfg/x86_64-pc-windows-gnu.mk
+++ b/mk/cfg/x86_64-pc-windows-gnu.mk
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ CFG_LIB_NAME_x86_64-pc-windows-gnu=$(1).dll
 CFG_STATIC_LIB_NAME_x86_64-pc-windows-gnu=$(1).lib
 CFG_LIB_GLOB_x86_64-pc-windows-gnu=$(1)-*.dll
 CFG_LIB_DSYM_GLOB_x86_64-pc-windows-gnu=$(1)-*.dylib.dSYM
-CFG_JEMALLOC_CFLAGS_x86_64-pc-windows-gnu := -m64 -D_WIN32_WINNT=0x0600 $(CFLAGS)
-CFG_GCCISH_CFLAGS_x86_64-pc-windows-gnu := -Wall -Werror -g -m64 -D_WIN32_WINNT=0x0600 $(CFLAGS)
+CFG_JEMALLOC_CFLAGS_x86_64-pc-windows-gnu := -m64 -D_WIN32_WINNT=0x0600 -D__USE_MINGW_ANSI_STDIO=1 $(CFLAGS)
+CFG_GCCISH_CFLAGS_x86_64-pc-windows-gnu := -Wall -Werror -g -m64 -D_WIN32_WINNT=0x0600 -D__USE_MINGW_ANSI_STDIO=1 $(CFLAGS)
 CFG_GCCISH_CXXFLAGS_x86_64-pc-windows-gnu := -fno-rtti $(CXXFLAGS)
 CFG_GCCISH_LINK_FLAGS_x86_64-pc-windows-gnu := -shared -g -m64
 CFG_GCCISH_DEF_FLAG_x86_64-pc-windows-gnu :=
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ CFG_EXE_SUFFIX_x86_64-pc-windows-gnu := .exe
 CFG_WINDOWSY_x86_64-pc-windows-gnu := 1
 CFG_UNIXY_x86_64-pc-windows-gnu :=
 CFG_PATH_MUNGE_x86_64-pc-windows-gnu :=
-CFG_LDPATH_x86_64-pc-windows-gnu :=$(CFG_LDPATH_x86_64-pc-windows-gnu):$(PATH)
-CFG_RUN_x86_64-pc-windows-gnu=PATH="$(CFG_LDPATH_x86_64-pc-windows-gnu):$(1)" $(2)
-CFG_RUN_TARG_x86_64-pc-windows-gnu=$(call CFG_RUN_x86_64-pc-windows-gnu,$(HLIB$(1)_H_$(CFG_BUILD)),$(2))
+CFG_LDPATH_x86_64-pc-windows-gnu :=
+CFG_RUN_x86_64-pc-windows-gnu=$(2)
+CFG_RUN_TARG_x86_64-pc-windows-gnu=$(call CFG_RUN_x86_64-pc-windows-gnu,,$(2))
 CFG_GNU_TRIPLE_x86_64-pc-windows-gnu := x86_64-w64-mingw32