diff --git a/configure/CONFIG.CrossCommon b/configure/CONFIG.CrossCommon
index 2fa6460d7..65e62dfb1 100644
--- a/configure/CONFIG.CrossCommon
+++ b/configure/CONFIG.CrossCommon
@@ -17,14 +17,14 @@ BUILD_CLASS = CROSS
 #   ifdef CROSS    looks better than  ifeq ($(BUILD_CLASS),CROSS)
 CROSS = YES
 
-GNU_TARGET_INCLUDE_DIR = $(GNU_TARGET:%= $(GNU_DIR)/%/include)
-GNU_TARGET_LIB_DIR = $(GNU_TARGET:%= $(GNU_DIR)/%/lib)
+GNU_TARGET_INCLUDE_DIR = $(wildcard $(GNU_TARGET:%=$(GNU_DIR)/%/include))
+GNU_TARGET_LIB_DIR = $(wildcard $(GNU_TARGET:%=$(GNU_DIR)/%/lib))
 
-CROSS_INCLUDES = $(addprefix -I,$(GNU_TARGET_INCLUDE_DIR))
-CROSS_LDFLAGS = $(addprefix -L,$(GNU_TARGET_LIB_DIR))
+CROSS_INCLUDES = $(GNU_TARGET_INCLUDE_DIR:%=-I%)
+CROSS_LDFLAGS = $(GNU_TARGET_LIB_DIR:%=-L%)
 
-CMPLR_PREFIX_CROSS=$(addsuffix -,$(GNU_TARGET))
-CMPLR_PREFIX=$(CMPLR_PREFIX_$(BUILD_CLASS))
+CMPLR_PREFIX_CROSS = $(addsuffix -,$(GNU_TARGET))
+CMPLR_PREFIX = $(CMPLR_PREFIX_$(BUILD_CLASS))
 
 # Cross builds usually use the gnu compiler
 include $(CONFIG)/CONFIG.gnuCommon
diff --git a/configure/os/CONFIG.Common.vxWorksCommon b/configure/os/CONFIG.Common.vxWorksCommon
index ad73ac20f..2d5d95739 100644
--- a/configure/os/CONFIG.Common.vxWorksCommon
+++ b/configure/os/CONFIG.Common.vxWorksCommon
@@ -182,6 +182,8 @@ OSITHREAD_USE_DEFAULT_STACK = NO
 
 #--------------------------------------------------
 # Link definitions
+CROSS_LDFLAGS =
+#
 LINK.cpp = $(LD) -o $@ $(STATIC_LDFLAGS) $(PRODDIR_LDFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS)
 LINK.cpp += $(PROD_LDFLAGS) $(PROD_LD_OBJS) $(PROD_LD_RESS) $(PROD_LDLIBS)