diff --git a/config/RULES.Host b/config/RULES.Host
index c3ad5c1e4..383827892 100644
--- a/config/RULES.Host
+++ b/config/RULES.Host
@@ -437,9 +437,10 @@ endif
 	$(SNC) $(TARGET_SNCFLAGS) $(SNCFLAGS) $*.i
 
 %.c:	%.stt
-	@echo "converting $<"
-	@$(RM) $@
-	$(SNC) $(TARGET_SNCFLAGS) $(SNCFLAGS) $<
+	@echo "converting $<
+	ln -s $< $*.st
+	$(SNC) $(TARGET_SNCFLAGS) $(SNCFLAGS) $*.st
+	@$(RM) $*.st
 	
 # Capfast Rules:
 %.db: %.edf
diff --git a/config/RULES.Vx b/config/RULES.Vx
index 5f87dd0e4..c697ca862 100644
--- a/config/RULES.Vx
+++ b/config/RULES.Vx
@@ -136,9 +136,10 @@ endif
 
 %.c: %.stt
 	@echo "converting $<
-	@$(RM) $@
-	$(SNC) $(TARGET_SNCFLAGS) $(SNCFLAGS) $<
-
+	ln -s $< $*.st
+	$(SNC) $(TARGET_SNCFLAGS) $(SNCFLAGS) $*.st
+	@$(RM) $*.st
+ 
 # Capfast Rules:
 %.db: %.edf
 	$(E2DB) $(E2DB_SYSFLAGS) $(E2DB_FLAGS) $<