diff --git a/lib/Makefile.Watcom b/lib/Makefile.Watcom
index e74ab0f36c5bf1a0e1605502fbace622651c8f50..bae1bd45968a8b7c20aaebfafa89d29042f573d8 100644
--- a/lib/Makefile.Watcom
+++ b/lib/Makefile.Watcom
@@ -27,9 +27,9 @@ RC = wrc
 !  loaddll wpp386  wppd386
 !  loaddll wlib    wlibd
 !  if $(__VERSION__) < 1280
-!    loaddll wlink   wlinkd
-!  else
 !    loaddll wlink   wlink
+!  else
+!    loaddll wlink   wlinkd
 !  endif
 !endif
 
diff --git a/src/Makefile.Watcom b/src/Makefile.Watcom
index 1f67cbc919a9634ef2ba74f7eaf745360d572c5a..1c628a4e18ca0ff09ef6b1a52ee09bf4f51049a9 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.Watcom
+++ b/src/Makefile.Watcom
@@ -27,9 +27,9 @@ RC = wrc
 !  loaddll wpp386  wppd386
 !  loaddll wlib    wlibd
 !  if $(__VERSION__) < 1280
-!    loaddll wlink   wlinkd
-!  else
 !    loaddll wlink   wlink
+!  else
+!    loaddll wlink   wlinkd
 !  endif
 !endif