diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index a9a7a7ab..6c6e8c0f 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -133,16 +133,6 @@ if test -n "$auto_cflags"; then
   fi
 fi
 
-dnl
-dnl In case of {cyg,gnu}win32.  Should be a _target_ test.
-dnl Might also be erelevant for DJGPP.
-dnl
-case "$host_os" in
-  *win32) exeext='.exe';;
-  *) exeext='';;
-esac
-AC_SUBST(exeext)
-
 dnl
 dnl Checks for basic compiler characteristics.
 dnl
diff --git a/src/Makefile.in b/src/Makefile.in
index e393e1e0..34bc3bdb 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.in
+++ b/src/Makefile.in
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ DEFS     = @DEFS@ -DSYSTEM_WGETRC=\"$(sysconfdir)/wgetrc\" -DLOCALEDIR=\"$(local
 CFLAGS   = @CFLAGS@
 LDFLAGS  = @LDFLAGS@ 
 LIBS     = @LIBS@ @LIBSSL@ @LIBGNUTLS@
-exeext   = @exeext@
+exeext   = @EXEEXT@
 
 INCLUDES = -I. -I$(srcdir)
 
diff --git a/tests/Makefile.in b/tests/Makefile.in
index 7e7eff7a..64a9dc38 100644
--- a/tests/Makefile.in
+++ b/tests/Makefile.in
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ DEFS     = @DEFS@ -DSYSTEM_WGETRC=\"$(sysconfdir)/wgetrc\" -DLOCALEDIR=\"$(local
 CFLAGS   = @CFLAGS@
 LDFLAGS  = @LDFLAGS@ 
 LIBS     = @LIBS@ @LIBSSL@ @LIBGNUTLS@
-exeext   = @exeext@
+exeext   = @EXEEXT@
 
 INCLUDES = -I. -I$(srcdir) -I$(srcdir)/../src