diff --git a/src/pl/plperl/GNUmakefile b/src/pl/plperl/GNUmakefile
index 9b1c5141014..2b098bedbc2 100644
--- a/src/pl/plperl/GNUmakefile
+++ b/src/pl/plperl/GNUmakefile
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ 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 667a74469ec..0c6d6a6a56d 100644
--- a/src/pl/plpython/Makefile
+++ b/src/pl/plpython/Makefile
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ 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 ef61ee596e0..b65844d1e85 100644
--- a/src/pl/tcl/Makefile
+++ b/src/pl/tcl/Makefile
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ lib$(tclwithver).a: $(tclwithver).def
 	dlltool --dllname $(tclwithver).dll --def $(tclwithver).def --output-lib lib$(tclwithver).a
 
 $(tclwithver).def: $(TCLDLL)
-	pexports $^ > $@
+	gendef - $^ > $@
 
 endif # win32