diff --git a/src/Makefile.Watcom b/src/Makefile.Watcom
index 66e386daad..d3444472b9 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.Watcom
+++ b/src/Makefile.Watcom
@@ -132,18 +132,13 @@ vclean realclean: clean .SYMBOLIC
 $(RESOURCE): curl.rc
 	$(RC) $(DEBUG) -q -r -zm -I..\include $(SYS_INCL) $[@ -fo=$^@
 
+# suffix search path - vpath-like hack
+.c: ..\lib
+
 .ERASE
 .c{$(OBJ_DIR)}.obj:
 	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $[@ -fo=$^@
 
-.ERASE
-$(OBJ_DIR)\rawstr.obj: ..\lib\rawstr.c
-	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $[@ -fo=$^@
-
-.ERASE
-$(OBJ_DIR)\nonblock.obj: ..\lib\nonblock.c
-	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $[@ -fo=$^@
-
 #
 # Dependencies based on "gcc -MM .."
 #