diff --git a/dlls/Maketest.rules.in b/dlls/Maketest.rules.in
index 4be07747aaf..f8f801df119 100644
--- a/dlls/Maketest.rules.in
+++ b/dlls/Maketest.rules.in
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 # plus all variables required by the global Make.rules.in
 #
 
-DEFS         = @DLLFLAGS@ -DSTRICT -DNONAMELESSUNION -DNONAMELESSSTRUCT $(EXTRADEFS)
+DEFS         = @DLLFLAGS@ -DNONAMELESSUNION -DNONAMELESSSTRUCT $(EXTRADEFS)
 LDDLLFLAGS   = @LDDLLFLAGS@
 
 MODULE       = $(TESTDLL:%.dll=%)_test.exe
diff --git a/programs/Makeprog.rules.in b/programs/Makeprog.rules.in
index b44659bb4a4..210f623da92 100644
--- a/programs/Makeprog.rules.in
+++ b/programs/Makeprog.rules.in
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 # plus all variables required by the global Make.rules.in
 #
 
-DEFS        = @DLLFLAGS@ -DSTRICT -DNONAMELESSUNION -DNONAMELESSSTRUCT $(EXTRADEFS)
+DEFS        = @DLLFLAGS@ -DNONAMELESSUNION -DNONAMELESSSTRUCT $(EXTRADEFS)
 LDDLLFLAGS  = @LDDLLFLAGS@
 ALL_OBJS    = $(OBJS) $(MODULE).dbg.o
 ALL_LIBS    = $(LIBWINE) $(EXTRALIBS) $(LIBS)
diff --git a/programs/avitools/Makefile.in b/programs/avitools/Makefile.in
index 08d1b3360c3..0d4515a8741 100644
--- a/programs/avitools/Makefile.in
+++ b/programs/avitools/Makefile.in
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-DEFS       = @DLLFLAGS@ -DSTRICT -DNONAMELESSUNION -DNONAMELESSSTRUCT $(EXTRADEFS)
+DEFS       = @DLLFLAGS@ -DNONAMELESSUNION -DNONAMELESSSTRUCT $(EXTRADEFS)
 LDDLLFLAGS = @LDDLLFLAGS@
 TOPSRCDIR  = @top_srcdir@
 TOPOBJDIR  = ../..