diff --git a/config/CONFIG.Host.Borland b/config/CONFIG.Host.Borland
index 33a5df591..414c7bc14 100644
--- a/config/CONFIG.Host.Borland
+++ b/config/CONFIG.Host.Borland
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ USR_DEPLIBS = $(foreach lib,$(USR_LIBS),$(firstword $(wildcard $($(lib)_DIR)/$(l
 
 # by default the libraries used when linking the DLL are just
 # PROD_LIBS ans SYS_PROD_LIBS minus the DLL name
-DLL_LIBS = $(subst $(LIBRARY),, $(PROD_LIBS))
+DLL_LIBS = $(patsubst $(LIBRARY),, $(PROD_LIBS))
  
 #
 #	EPICS libs that we need to link the DLL with
diff --git a/config/CONFIG.Host.WIN32 b/config/CONFIG.Host.WIN32
index 269537f95..5e9732a88 100644
--- a/config/CONFIG.Host.WIN32
+++ b/config/CONFIG.Host.WIN32
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ USR_DEPLIBS = $(foreach lib,$(USR_LIBS),$(firstword $($(lib)_DIR) $(EPICS_BASE_L
 
 # by default the libraries used when linking the DLL are just
 # PROD_LIBS ans SYS_PROD_LIBS minus the DLL name
-DLL_LIBS = $(subst $(LIBRARY),, $(PROD_LIBS))
+DLL_LIBS = $(patsubst $(LIBRARY),, $(PROD_LIBS))
  
 #
 #	EPICS libs that we need to link the DLL with