diff --git a/otherlibs/labltk/browser/Makefile.nt b/otherlibs/labltk/browser/Makefile.nt
index 12550fe8cb0d..2c7cb8cb48e5 100644
--- a/otherlibs/labltk/browser/Makefile.nt
+++ b/otherlibs/labltk/browser/Makefile.nt
@@ -3,12 +3,13 @@ OTHERSLIB=-I $(OTHERS)/win32unix -I $(OTHERS)/str -I $(OTHERS)/systhreads
 CCFLAGS=-I../../../byterun $(TK_DEFS)
 
 ifeq ($(CCOMPTYPE),cc)
-WINDOWS_APP=-ccopt "-Wl,--subsystem,windows"
+WINDOWS_APP=-ccopt "-link -Wl,--subsystem,windows"
 else
-WINDOWS_APP=-ccopt "/link /subsystem:windows"
+WINDOWS_APP=-ccopt "-link /subsystem:windows"
 endif
 
-OCAMLBR=threads.cma winmain.$(O) $(WINDOWS_APP)
+XTRAOBJ=winmain.$(O)
+XTRALIBS=threads.cma -custom $(WINDOWS_APP)
 
 include Makefile.shared
 
diff --git a/otherlibs/labltk/browser/Makefile.shared b/otherlibs/labltk/browser/Makefile.shared
index c5080b7cf114..74d83a949c43 100644
--- a/otherlibs/labltk/browser/Makefile.shared
+++ b/otherlibs/labltk/browser/Makefile.shared
@@ -30,10 +30,11 @@ JG =	jg_tk.cmo	jg_config.cmo	jg_bind.cmo	 jg_completion.cmo \
 all: ocamlbrowser$(EXE)
 
 ocamlbrowser$(EXE): $(TOPDIR)/toplevel/toplevellib.cma jglib.cma $(OBJ) \
-			../support/lib$(LIBNAME).$(A)
-	$(CAMLC) -o ocamlbrowser$(EXE) $(INCLUDES) \
+			../support/lib$(LIBNAME).$(A) $(XTRAOBJ)
+	$(CAMLC) -verbose -o ocamlbrowser$(EXE) $(INCLUDES) \
 		$(TOPDIR)/toplevel/toplevellib.cma \
-		unix.cma str.cma $(OCAMLBR) $(LIBNAME).cma jglib.cma $(OBJ) 
+		unix.cma str.cma $(XTRALIBS) $(LIBNAME).cma jglib.cma \
+                $(OBJ) $(XTRAOBJ)
 
 ocamlbrowser.cma: jglib.cma $(OBJ)
 	$(CAMLC) -a -o $@ -linkall jglib.cma $(OBJ)
diff --git a/otherlibs/labltk/browser/winmain.c b/otherlibs/labltk/browser/winmain.c
index b647fb79b7ca..2eb32e67f778 100644
--- a/otherlibs/labltk/browser/winmain.c
+++ b/otherlibs/labltk/browser/winmain.c
@@ -3,16 +3,22 @@
 #include <callback.h>
 #include <sys.h>
 
-CAMLextern int __argc;
-CAMLextern char **__argv;
-CAMLextern void caml_expand_command_line(int * argcp, char *** argvp);
+/*CAMLextern int __argc; */
+/* CAMLextern char **__argv; */
+/* CAMLextern void caml_expand_command_line(int * argcp, char *** argvp); */
 /* extern void caml_main (char **); */
 
 int WINAPI WinMain(HINSTANCE h, HINSTANCE HPrevInstance,
                    LPSTR lpCmdLine, int nCmdShow)
 {
-  caml_expand_command_line(&__argc, &__argv);
-  caml_main(__argv);
+  char exe_name[1024];
+  char * argv[2];
+
+  GetModuleFileName(NULL, exe_name, sizeof(exe_name) - 1);
+  exe_name[sizeof(exe_name) - 1] = '0';
+  argv[0] = exe_name;
+  argv[1] = NULL;
+  caml_main(argv);
   sys_exit(Val_int(0));
   return 0;
 }