diff --git a/win32.mak b/win32.mak
index 2f90748b316..559bf2abaf0 100644
--- a/win32.mak
+++ b/win32.mak
@@ -59,9 +59,10 @@ MAKE=make
 
 ## D compiler
 
-DMD=$(DIR)\bin\dmd
-#DMD=..\dmd
-DMD=dmd
+DMD_DIR=..\dmd
+BUILD=release
+OS=windows
+DMD=$(DMD_DIR)\generated\$(OS)\$(BUILD)\$(MODEL)\dmd
 
 ## Location of where to write the html documentation files
 
diff --git a/win64.mak b/win64.mak
index bc369b061f6..ba0e6310030 100644
--- a/win64.mak
+++ b/win64.mak
@@ -63,9 +63,10 @@ MAKE=make
 
 ## D compiler
 
-DMD=$(DIR)\bin\dmd
-#DMD=..\dmd
-DMD=dmd
+DMD_DIR=..\dmd
+BUILD=release
+OS=windows
+DMD=$(DMD_DIR)\generated\$(OS)\$(BUILD)\$(MODEL)\dmd
 
 ## Location of where to write the html documentation files