diff --git a/polymer/eduke32/Makefile b/polymer/eduke32/Makefile
index 3145f47cc..9a25e8754 100644
--- a/polymer/eduke32/Makefile
+++ b/polymer/eduke32/Makefile
@@ -424,7 +424,7 @@ endif
 
 $(EBACKTRACEDLL): platform/Windows/src/backtrace.c
 	$(COMPILE_STATUS)
-	if $(CC) $(OURCONLYFLAGS) -O2 -shared -Wall -Wextra -I$(EINC) -o $@ $^ -lbfd -liberty -limagehlp; then $(COMPILE_OK); else $(COMPILE_FAILED); fi
+	if $(CC) $(OURCONLYFLAGS) -O2 -shared -Wall -Wextra -static-libgcc -I$(EINC) -o $@ $^ -lbfd -liberty -limagehlp; then $(COMPILE_OK); else $(COMPILE_FAILED); fi
 
 $(OBJ)/%.$o: $(SRC)/%.nasm
 	$(COMPILE_STATUS)
diff --git a/polymer/eduke32/Makefile.common b/polymer/eduke32/Makefile.common
index 47de546fc..c16817a45 100644
--- a/polymer/eduke32/Makefile.common
+++ b/polymer/eduke32/Makefile.common
@@ -434,6 +434,7 @@ endif
 ifeq ($(PLATFORM),WINDOWS)
     BASELIBDIRS+= -L$(abspath $(MAKEFILE_COMMON_DIR)/platform/Windows/lib$(WINLIB))
     BASECOMMONFLAGS+= -I$(abspath $(MAKEFILE_COMMON_DIR)/platform/Windows/include)
+    BASELDFLAGS+= -static-libgcc
 endif
 ifeq ($(PLATFORM),DARWIN)
     # include port and brew
diff --git a/polymer/eduke32/platform/Windows/src/backtrace.c b/polymer/eduke32/platform/Windows/src/backtrace.c
index bbe747da3..38e37acc3 100644
--- a/polymer/eduke32/platform/Windows/src/backtrace.c
+++ b/polymer/eduke32/platform/Windows/src/backtrace.c
@@ -419,7 +419,7 @@ backtrace_unregister(void)
 }
 
 BOOL WINAPI
-DllMain(HANDLE hinstDLL ATTRIBUTE((unused)), DWORD dwReason, LPVOID lpvReserved ATTRIBUTE((unused)))
+DllMain(HINSTANCE hinstDLL ATTRIBUTE((unused)), DWORD dwReason, LPVOID lpvReserved ATTRIBUTE((unused)))
 {
 	switch (dwReason) {
 	case DLL_PROCESS_ATTACH:
@@ -440,6 +440,7 @@ char *libintl_dgettext (const char *domain_name ATTRIBUTE((unused)), const char
     return buf;
 }
 
+int __printf__ ( const char * format, ... );
 int libintl_fprintf ( FILE * stream, const char * format, ... );
 int libintl_sprintf ( char * str, const char * format, ... );
 int libintl_snprintf ( char *buffer, int buf_size, const char *format, ... );
@@ -447,6 +448,16 @@ int libintl_vprintf ( const char * format, va_list arg );
 int libintl_vfprintf ( FILE * stream, const char * format, va_list arg );
 int libintl_vsprintf ( char * str, const char * format, va_list arg );
 
+int __printf__ ( const char * format, ... )
+{
+    int value;
+    va_list arg;
+    va_start(arg, format);
+    value = vprintf ( format, arg );
+    va_end(arg);
+    return value;
+}
+
 int libintl_fprintf ( FILE * stream, const char * format, ... )
 {
     int value;
@@ -486,3 +497,30 @@ int libintl_vsprintf ( char * str, const char * format, va_list arg )
 {
     return vsprintf ( str, format, arg );
 }
+
+/* cut dependence on zlib... libbfd needs this */
+
+int compress (unsigned char *dest ATTRIBUTE((unused)), unsigned long destLen ATTRIBUTE((unused)), const unsigned char source ATTRIBUTE((unused)), unsigned long sourceLen ATTRIBUTE((unused)))
+{
+    return 0;
+}
+unsigned long compressBound (unsigned long sourceLen)
+{
+    return sourceLen + (sourceLen >> 12) + (sourceLen >> 14) + (sourceLen >> 25) + 13;
+}
+int inflateEnd(void *strm ATTRIBUTE((unused)))
+{
+    return 0;
+}
+int inflateInit_(void *strm ATTRIBUTE((unused)), const char *version ATTRIBUTE((unused)), int stream_size ATTRIBUTE((unused)))
+{
+    return 0;
+}
+int inflateReset(void *strm ATTRIBUTE((unused)))
+{
+    return 0;
+}
+int inflate(void *strm ATTRIBUTE((unused)), int flush ATTRIBUTE((unused)))
+{
+    return 0;
+}