diff --git a/mk/platform.mk b/mk/platform.mk
index 8e7e61c92a4..53fb8138916 100644
--- a/mk/platform.mk
+++ b/mk/platform.mk
@@ -133,6 +133,21 @@ endef
 $(foreach target,$(CFG_TARGET), \
   $(eval $(call FILTER_FLAGS,$(target))))
 
+# Configure various macros to pass gcc or cl.exe style arguments
+define CC_MACROS
+  CFG_CC_INCLUDE_$(1)=-I $$(1)
+  ifeq ($$(findstring msvc,$(1)),msvc)
+    CFG_CC_OUTPUT_$(1)=-Fo:$$(1)
+    CFG_CREATE_ARCHIVE_$(1)=$$(AR_$(1)) -OUT:$$(1)
+  else
+    CFG_CC_OUTPUT_$(1)=-o $$(1)
+    CFG_CREATE_ARCHIVE_$(1)=$$(AR_$(1)) crus $$(1)
+  endif
+endef
+
+$(foreach target,$(CFG_TARGET), \
+  $(eval $(call CC_MACROS,$(target))))
+
 
 ifeq ($(CFG_CCACHE_CPP2),1)
   CCACHE_CPP2=1
@@ -163,7 +178,7 @@ define CFG_MAKE_TOOLCHAIN
   CFG_COMPILE_C_$(1) = $$(CC_$(1)) \
         $$(CFG_GCCISH_CFLAGS) \
         $$(CFG_GCCISH_CFLAGS_$(1)) \
-        -c -o $$(1) $$(2)
+        -c $$(call CFG_CC_OUTPUT_$(1),$$(1)) $$(2)
   CFG_LINK_C_$(1) = $$(CC_$(1)) \
         $$(CFG_GCCISH_LINK_FLAGS) -o $$(1) \
         $$(CFG_GCCISH_LINK_FLAGS_$(1)) \
@@ -174,7 +189,7 @@ define CFG_MAKE_TOOLCHAIN
         $$(CFG_GCCISH_CXXFLAGS) \
         $$(CFG_GCCISH_CFLAGS_$(1)) \
         $$(CFG_GCCISH_CXXFLAGS_$(1)) \
-        -c -o $$(1) $$(2)
+        -c $$(call CFG_CC_OUTPUT_$(1),$$(1)) $$(2)
   CFG_LINK_CXX_$(1) = $$(CXX_$(1)) \
         $$(CFG_GCCISH_LINK_FLAGS) -o $$(1) \
         $$(CFG_GCCISH_LINK_FLAGS_$(1)) \
diff --git a/mk/rt.mk b/mk/rt.mk
index c913fe385d6..3d3e4c8866c 100644
--- a/mk/rt.mk
+++ b/mk/rt.mk
@@ -81,8 +81,8 @@ $$(RT_OUTPUT_DIR_$(1))/%.o: $(S)src/rt/%.c $$(MKFILE_DEPS)
 	@mkdir -p $$(@D)
 	@$$(call E, compile: $$@)
 	$$(Q)$$(call CFG_COMPILE_C_$(1), $$@, \
-		-I $$(S)src/rt/hoedown/src \
-		-I $$(S)src/rt \
+		$$(call CFG_CC_INCLUDE_$(1),$$(S)src/rt/hoedown/src) \
+		$$(call CFG_CC_INCLUDE_$(1),$$(S)src/rt) \
                  $$(RUNTIME_CFLAGS_$(1))) $$<
 
 $$(RT_OUTPUT_DIR_$(1))/%.o: $(S)src/rt/%.S $$(MKFILE_DEPS) \
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ OBJS_$(2)_$(1) := $$(OBJS_$(2)_$(1):.S=.o)
 NATIVE_$(2)_$(1) := $$(call CFG_STATIC_LIB_NAME_$(1),$(2))
 $$(RT_OUTPUT_DIR_$(1))/$$(NATIVE_$(2)_$(1)): $$(OBJS_$(2)_$(1))
 	@$$(call E, link: $$@)
-	$$(Q)$$(AR_$(1)) rcs $$@ $$^
+	$$(Q)$$(call CFG_CREATE_ARCHIVE_$(1),$$@) $$^
 
 endef