diff --git a/vms/libssh2_make_example.dcl b/vms/libssh2_make_example.dcl
index d8191f33..af4116dd 100644
--- a/vms/libssh2_make_example.dcl
+++ b/vms/libssh2_make_example.dcl
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ $ this = f$search("exadir:*.c;0")
 $ if this .eqs. "" then goto EndLoop
 $!
 $ what = f$parse( this,,,"name")
+$ if what .eqs. "x11" then goto loop ! not portable yet
 $ call Make
 $!
 $ goto Loop
@@ -84,7 +85,7 @@ $ define objdir 'objdir'
 $ define exadir 'exadir'
 $!
 $ cc_include = "/include=([],[-.include])"
-$ cc_flags   = "/name=shortened/show=all"
+$ cc_flags   = "/name=shortened/show=all/define=(_USE_STD_STAT=1)"
 $ link_opts  = "objdir:libssh2_''thisid'.opt"
 $!
 $!
diff --git a/vms/libssh2_make_lib.dcl b/vms/libssh2_make_lib.dcl
index 6d8b13b0..56d168f2 100644
--- a/vms/libssh2_make_lib.dcl
+++ b/vms/libssh2_make_lib.dcl
@@ -46,7 +46,8 @@ $!
 $ define objdir 'objdir'
 $ define srcdir 'srcdir'
 $!
-$ cc_include = "/include=([],[-.include])"
+$ cc_include = "/include=([],[-.include],""/gnv$zlib_include"")"
+$ cc_define = "/DEFINE=(_USE_STD_STAT=1)"
 $ link_opts  = "objdir:libssh2_''thisid'.opt"
 $!
 $ pipe search [-.include]libssh2.h libssh2_version_major/nohead | (read sys$input l ; l = f$element(2," ",f$edit(l,"trim,compress")) ; - 
@@ -137,7 +138,7 @@ $CaseLoop:
 $!
 $ if case .eq. 0 
 $ then!camel case names 
-$   cc_flags = "/names=(shortened,as_is)"
+$   cc_flags = "/names=(shortened,as_is)''cc_define'"
 $   objlib = "libssh2_asis.olb"
 $ endif
 $!
@@ -149,7 +150,7 @@ $      rename [.cxx_repository]cxx$demangler_db.; *.lowercase
 $      purge  [.cxx_repository]cxx$demangler_db.lowercase
 $   endif
 $!
-$   cc_flags = "/names=(shortened)"
+$   cc_flags = "/names=(shortened)''cc_define'"
 $   objlib = "libssh2_up.olb"
 $ endif
 $!