diff --git a/config/CONFIG.Host.win32-x86 b/config/CONFIG.Host.win32-x86
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d6961362d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/CONFIG.Host.win32-x86
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+# $Id$
+
+# win32-x86 is the new name for WIN32
+-include $(EPICS_BASE)/config/CONFIG.Host.WIN32
+
diff --git a/config/CONFIG_HOST_ARCH.win32-x86 b/config/CONFIG_HOST_ARCH.win32-x86
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..97fd74cda
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/CONFIG_HOST_ARCH.win32-x86
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+# $Id$
+
+# win32-x86 is the new name for WIN32
+-include $(EPICS_BASE)/config/CONFIG_HOST_ARCH.WIN32
diff --git a/config/CONFIG_SITE.Host.win32-x86 b/config/CONFIG_SITE.Host.win32-x86
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..88278db83
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/CONFIG_SITE.Host.win32-x86
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+# $Id$
+
+# win32-x86 is the new name for WIN32
+-include $(EPICS_BASE)/config/CONFIG_SITE.Host.WIN32
+