diff --git a/dlls/msvcrt/exit.c b/dlls/msvcrt/exit.c
index 323d205b1bd..6427b15bece 100644
--- a/dlls/msvcrt/exit.c
+++ b/dlls/msvcrt/exit.c
@@ -51,7 +51,10 @@ static CRITICAL_SECTION MSVCRT_onexit_cs = { &MSVCRT_onexit_cs_debug, -1, 0, 0,
 extern int MSVCRT_app_type;
 extern wchar_t *MSVCRT__wpgmptr;
 
+#if _MSVCR_VER > 0 || defined(_DEBUG)
 static unsigned int MSVCRT_abort_behavior =  _WRITE_ABORT_MSG | _CALL_REPORTFAULT;
+#endif
+
 static int MSVCRT_error_mode = _OUT_TO_DEFAULT;
 
 void (*CDECL _aexit_rtn)(int) = _exit;
@@ -250,6 +253,7 @@ void CDECL abort(void)
 {
   TRACE("()\n");
 
+#if (_MSVCR_VER > 0 && _MSVCR_VER < 100) || _MSVCR_VER == 120 || defined(_DEBUG)
   if (MSVCRT_abort_behavior & _WRITE_ABORT_MSG)
   {
     if ((MSVCRT_error_mode == _OUT_TO_MSGBOX) ||
@@ -260,6 +264,7 @@ void CDECL abort(void)
     else
       _cputs("\nabnormal program termination\n");
   }
+#endif
   raise(SIGABRT);
   /* in case raise() returns */
   _exit(3);
diff --git a/dlls/msvcrtd/Makefile.in b/dlls/msvcrtd/Makefile.in
index bd4f78729d0..97743e99062 100644
--- a/dlls/msvcrtd/Makefile.in
+++ b/dlls/msvcrtd/Makefile.in
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-EXTRADEFS = -D_CRTIMP=
+EXTRADEFS = -D_CRTIMP= -D_DEBUG=
 MODULE    = msvcrtd.dll
 IMPORTLIB = msvcrtd
 IMPORTS   = ntdll