diff --git a/make/windows/build.make b/make/windows/build.make
index 725dccf106fe096d271daff9f67416e0ca798c34..b80b30e2da4c3c28b52e154e8032dd46b84ec1a7 100644
--- a/make/windows/build.make
+++ b/make/windows/build.make
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ $(variantDir)\local.make: checks
 	@ echo HS_COMPANY=$(COMPANY_NAME)			>> $@
 	@ echo HS_FILEDESC=$(HS_FILEDESC)			>> $@
 	@ echo HOTSPOT_VM_DISTRO=$(HOTSPOT_VM_DISTRO)		>> $@
-	@ echo VENDOR=$(VENDOR)					>> $@
+	@ echo VENDOR=$(COMPANY_NAME)				>> $@
 	@ echo VENDOR_URL=$(VENDOR_URL)				>> $@
 	@ echo VENDOR_URL_BUG=$(VENDOR_URL_BUG)			>> $@
 	@ echo VENDOR_URL_VM_BUG=$(VENDOR_URL_VM_BUG)		>> $@
diff --git a/make/windows/makefiles/compile.make b/make/windows/makefiles/compile.make
index f91d36827e99116a8339ab04527312b83c771326..80311a724885112c02382e97706ad4815faca5e2 100644
--- a/make/windows/makefiles/compile.make
+++ b/make/windows/makefiles/compile.make
@@ -346,7 +346,7 @@ RC_FLAGS=/D "HS_VER=$(HS_VER)" \
 	 /D "HS_BUILD_ID=$(HS_BUILD_ID)" \
 	 /D "JDK_VER=$(JDK_VER)" \
 	 /D "JDK_DOTVER=$(JDK_DOTVER)" \
-	 /D "HS_COMPANY=$(HS_COMPANY)" \
+	 /D "HS_COMPANY=$(COMPANY_NAME)" \
 	 /D "HS_FILEDESC=$(HS_FILEDESC)" \
 	 /D "HS_COPYRIGHT=$(HS_COPYRIGHT)" \
 	 /D "HS_FNAME=$(HS_FNAME)" \
diff --git a/make/windows/makefiles/defs.make b/make/windows/makefiles/defs.make
index fe4b6c72fbf503e4717ee678b34f4310a122b98d..186d6e15553afd1c35d38710ebc0d822518bb249 100644
--- a/make/windows/makefiles/defs.make
+++ b/make/windows/makefiles/defs.make
@@ -157,6 +157,15 @@ endif
 MAKE_ARGS += RM="$(RM)"
 MAKE_ARGS += ZIPEXE=$(ZIPEXE)
 
+MAKE_ARGS += COMPANY_NAME="$(COMPANY_NAME)"
+MAKE_ARGS += VENDOR_URL=$(VENDOR_URL)
+MAKE_ARGS += VENDOR_URL_BUG=$(VENDOR_URL_BUG)
+MAKE_ARGS += VENDOR_URL_VM_BUG=$(VENDOR_URL_VM_BUG)
+ifneq ($(VERSION_CFLAGS),)
+  # transform syntax from -DProp='"Value"' to /D "Prop=\"Value\"" for Windows build
+  MAKE_ARGS += VERSION_CFLAGS="$(subst -D,/D \",$(subst ',,$(subst '$() $(),\"$() $(),$(subst ",\\\",$(VERSION_CFLAGS)))))\""
+endif
+
 # On 32 bit windows we build server and client, on 64 bit just server.
 ifeq ($(JVM_VARIANTS),)
   ifeq ($(ARCH_DATA_MODEL), 32)
diff --git a/make/windows/makefiles/vm.make b/make/windows/makefiles/vm.make
index 1428434811efc971eb32724bdfc0e9cee3a89f31..be84d984ebaa12999c430301889377e2514b6b37 100644
--- a/make/windows/makefiles/vm.make
+++ b/make/windows/makefiles/vm.make
@@ -62,10 +62,6 @@ CXX_FLAGS=$(CXX_FLAGS) /D "HOTSPOT_LIB_ARCH=\"$(HOTSPOT_LIB_ARCH)\""
 CXX_FLAGS=$(CXX_FLAGS) /D "HOTSPOT_BUILD_TARGET=\"$(BUILD_FLAVOR)\""
 CXX_FLAGS=$(CXX_FLAGS) /D "HOTSPOT_BUILD_USER=\"$(BuildUser)\""
 CXX_FLAGS=$(CXX_FLAGS) /D "HOTSPOT_VM_DISTRO=\"$(HOTSPOT_VM_DISTRO)\""
-CXX_FLAGS=$(CXX_FLAGS) /D "VENDOR=\"$(COMPANY_NAME)\""
-CXX_FLAGS=$(CXX_FLAGS) /D "VENDOR_URL=\"$(VENDOR_URL)\""
-CXX_FLAGS=$(CXX_FLAGS) /D "VENDOR_URL_BUG=\"$(VENDOR_URL_BUG)\""
-CXX_FLAGS=$(CXX_FLAGS) /D "VENDOR_URL_VM_BUG=\"$(VENDOR_URL_VM_BUG)\""
 
 CXX_FLAGS=$(CXX_FLAGS) $(CXX_INCLUDE_DIRS)
 
@@ -209,6 +205,14 @@ bytecodeInterpreter.obj: $(WorkSpace)\src\share\vm\interpreter\bytecodeInterpret
 bytecodeInterpreterWithChecks.obj: ..\generated\jvmtifiles\bytecodeInterpreterWithChecks.cpp
         $(CXX) $(CXX_FLAGS) $(CXX_DONT_USE_PCH) /c ..\generated\jvmtifiles\bytecodeInterpreterWithChecks.cpp
 
+#files compiled with version flags
+
+vm_version.obj: $(WorkSpace)\src\share\vm\runtime\vm_version.cpp
+        $(CXX) $(CXX_FLAGS) $(VERSION_CFLAGS) $(CXX_USE_PCH) /c $(WorkSpace)\src\share\vm\runtime\vm_version.cpp
+
+arguments.obj: $(WorkSpace)\src\share\vm\runtime\arguments.cpp
+        $(CXX) $(CXX_FLAGS) $(VERSION_CFLAGS) $(CXX_USE_PCH) /c $(WorkSpace)\src\share\vm\runtime\arguments.cpp
+
 # Default rules for the Virtual Machine
 {$(COMMONSRC)\share\vm\c1}.cpp.obj::
         $(CXX) $(CXX_FLAGS) $(CXX_USE_PCH) /c $<