diff --git a/src/pl/plperl/GNUmakefile b/src/pl/plperl/GNUmakefile
index 97a94c727ef..02f015f339c 100644
--- a/src/pl/plperl/GNUmakefile
+++ b/src/pl/plperl/GNUmakefile
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ lib$(perlwithver).a: $(perlwithver).def
 	dlltool --dllname $(perlwithver).dll --def $(perlwithver).def --output-lib lib$(perlwithver).a
 
 $(perlwithver).def: $(PERLDLL)
-	pexports $^ > $@
+	gendef - $^ > $@
 
 endif # win32
 
diff --git a/src/pl/plpython/Makefile b/src/pl/plpython/Makefile
index 03de9af0b3e..957b44a2519 100644
--- a/src/pl/plpython/Makefile
+++ b/src/pl/plpython/Makefile
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ libpython${pytverstr}.a: python${pytverstr}.def
 	dlltool --dllname python${pytverstr}.dll --def python${pytverstr}.def --output-lib libpython${pytverstr}.a
 
 python${pytverstr}.def:
-	pexports $(PYTHONDLL) > $@
+	gendef - $(PYTHONDLL) > $@
 
 endif # win32
 
diff --git a/src/pl/tcl/Makefile b/src/pl/tcl/Makefile
index 2ab2a2791bb..5a68ea815c1 100644
--- a/src/pl/tcl/Makefile
+++ b/src/pl/tcl/Makefile
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ lib$(tclwithver).a: $(tclwithver).def
 	dlltool --dllname $(tclwithver).dll --def $(tclwithver).def --output-lib lib$(tclwithver).a
 
 $(tclwithver).def: $(TCLDLL)
-	pexports $^ > $@
+	gendef - $^ > $@
 
 endif # win32