diff --git a/configure/CONFIG_COMMON b/configure/CONFIG_COMMON
index 7ea90a944..338bd258a 100644
--- a/configure/CONFIG_COMMON
+++ b/configure/CONFIG_COMMON
@@ -82,7 +82,8 @@ COMMON_DIR = ../O.Common
 
 #-------------------------------------------------------
 # Make echo output - suppress echoing if make's '-s' flag is set
-ECHO := $(if $(findstring s,$(MAKEFLAGS)),\#,@echo)
+COMMENT = \#
+ECHO = $(if $(findstring s,$(MAKEFLAGS)),$(COMMENT),@echo)
 
 #-------------------------------------------------------
 ifdef T_A
diff --git a/configure/os/CONFIG.win32-x86-borland.Common b/configure/os/CONFIG.win32-x86-borland.Common
index 0d20d35e7..0ad43a3b1 100644
--- a/configure/os/CONFIG.win32-x86-borland.Common
+++ b/configure/os/CONFIG.win32-x86-borland.Common
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ MV = $(PERL) -MExtUtils::Command -e mv
 RM = $(PERL) -MExtUtils::Command -e rm_f
 MKDIR = $(PERL) -MExtUtils::Command -e mkpath
 RMDIR = $(PERL) -MExtUtils::Command -e rm_rf
+COMMENT = REM
 
 WIND_HOST_TYPE = x86-win32
 OSITHREAD_USE_DEFAULT_STACK = NO
diff --git a/configure/os/CONFIG.win32-x86-mingw.Common b/configure/os/CONFIG.win32-x86-mingw.Common
index 2e72d8668..dedfc1b8e 100644
--- a/configure/os/CONFIG.win32-x86-mingw.Common
+++ b/configure/os/CONFIG.win32-x86-mingw.Common
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ MV = $(PERL) -MExtUtils::Command -e mv
 RM = $(PERL) -MExtUtils::Command -e rm_f
 MKDIR = $(PERL) -MExtUtils::Command -e mkpath
 RMDIR = $(PERL) -MExtUtils::Command -e rm_rf
+COMMENT = REM
 
 WIND_HOST_TYPE = x86-win32
 OSITHREAD_USE_DEFAULT_STACK = NO
diff --git a/configure/os/CONFIG.win32-x86.Common b/configure/os/CONFIG.win32-x86.Common
index 8d6565815..ce6f439b1 100644
--- a/configure/os/CONFIG.win32-x86.Common
+++ b/configure/os/CONFIG.win32-x86.Common
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ MV = $(PERL) -MExtUtils::Command -e mv
 RM = $(PERL) -MExtUtils::Command -e rm_f
 MKDIR = $(PERL) -MExtUtils::Command -e mkpath
 RMDIR = $(PERL) -MExtUtils::Command -e rm_rf
+COMMENT = REM
 
 WIND_HOST_TYPE = x86-win32
 OSITHREAD_USE_DEFAULT_STACK = NO