diff --git a/Configurations/00-base-templates.conf b/Configurations/00-base-templates.conf
index 9cd7aabb81d7c3ca3affb521dd43d5894a654d10..566b89b83541f5ee0f38f1e9df26d4aca8e0a62e 100644
--- a/Configurations/00-base-templates.conf
+++ b/Configurations/00-base-templates.conf
@@ -91,6 +91,8 @@
         ar              => "lib",
         arflags         => "/nologo",
         aroutflag       => "/out:",
+        rc               => "rc",
+        rcoutflag        => "/fo",
         mt              => "mt",
         mtflags         => "-nologo",
         mtinflag        => "-manifest ",
diff --git a/Configurations/10-main.conf b/Configurations/10-main.conf
index d7db9a8c1952ebc6b89d1c28e3b65cabd4a799c7..62e659eb3c1ca22e70e959d8c7c7192969eff492 100644
--- a/Configurations/10-main.conf
+++ b/Configurations/10-main.conf
@@ -1246,8 +1246,6 @@ sub vms_info {
                                       return [ @defs ];
                                     }),
         coutflag         => "/Fo",
-        rc               => "rc",
-        rcoutflag        => "/fo",
         lib_cflags       => add("/Zi /Fdossl_static"),
         dso_cflags       => "/Zi /Fddso",
         bin_cflags       => "/Zi /Fdapp",