diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index ba23eceb3..7f7fb16c9 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+2008-02-11  Werner Lemberg  <wl@gnu.org>
+
+	* builds/modules.mk (CLOSE_MODULE, REMOVE_MODULE), builds/detect.mk
+	(dos_setup), builds/freetype.mk (clean_project_dos,
+	distclean_project_dos): Don't use \ but $(SEP).  Reported by Duncan
+	Murdoch.
+
 2008-01-18  Sylvain Pasche  <sylvain.pasche@gmail.com>
 
 	* src/base/ftlcdfil.c (_ft_lcd_filter_legacy): Updated comment to
diff --git a/builds/detect.mk b/builds/detect.mk
index c3632c08a..987ae51c4 100644
--- a/builds/detect.mk
+++ b/builds/detect.mk
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 #
 
 
-# Copyright 1996-2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2006 by
+# Copyright 1996-2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2008 by
 # David Turner, Robert Wilhelm, and Werner Lemberg.
 #
 # This file is part of the FreeType project, and may only be used, modified,
@@ -132,23 +132,23 @@ std_setup:
 # Special case for Dos, Windows, OS/2, where echo "" doesn't work correctly!
 #
 dos_setup:
-	@type builds\newline
+	@type builds$(SEP)newline
 	@echo $(PROJECT_TITLE) build system -- automatic system detection
-	@type builds\newline
+	@type builds$(SEP)newline
 	@echo The following settings are used:
-	@type builds\newline
+	@type builds$(SEP)newline
 	@echo   platform˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙$(PLATFORM)
 	@echo   compiler˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙$(CC)
-	@echo   configuration directory˙˙˙˙˙˙$(subst /,\,$(BUILD_DIR))
-	@echo   configuration rules˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙$(subst /,\,$(CONFIG_RULES))
-	@type builds\newline
+	@echo   configuration directory˙˙˙˙˙˙$(subst /,$(SEP),$(BUILD_DIR))
+	@echo   configuration rules˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙$(subst /,$(SEP),$(CONFIG_RULES))
+	@type builds$(SEP)newline
 	@echo If this does not correspond to your system or settings please remove the file
 	@echo '$(CONFIG_MK)' from this directory then read the INSTALL file for help.
-	@type builds\newline
+	@type builds$(SEP)newline
 	@echo Otherwise, simply type 'make' again to build the library.
 	@echo or 'make refdoc' to build the API reference (the latter needs python).
-	@type builds\newline
-	@$(COPY) $(subst /,\,$(CONFIG_RULES) $(CONFIG_MK)) > nul
+	@type builds$(SEP)newline
+	@$(COPY) $(subst /,$(SEP),$(CONFIG_RULES) $(CONFIG_MK)) > nul
 
 
 # EOF
diff --git a/builds/freetype.mk b/builds/freetype.mk
index 9d9c23317..877bda27c 100644
--- a/builds/freetype.mk
+++ b/builds/freetype.mk
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 #
 
 
-# Copyright 1996-2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 by
+# Copyright 1996-2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008 by
 # David Turner, Robert Wilhelm, and Werner Lemberg.
 #
 # This file is part of the FreeType project, and may only be used, modified,
@@ -327,10 +327,10 @@ distclean_project_std: clean_project_std
 # working correctly on Win9x.
 #
 clean_project_dos:
-	-$(DELETE) $(subst /,\,$(OBJ_DIR)/*.$O $(CLEAN) $(NO_OUTPUT))
+	-$(DELETE) $(subst /,$(SEP),$(OBJ_DIR)/*.$O $(CLEAN) $(NO_OUTPUT))
 
 distclean_project_dos: clean_project_dos
-	-$(DELETE) $(subst /,\,$(PROJECT_LIBRARY) $(DISTCLEAN) $(NO_OUTPUT))
+	-$(DELETE) $(subst /,$(SEP),$(PROJECT_LIBRARY) $(DISTCLEAN) $(NO_OUTPUT))
 
 
 .PHONY: remove_config_mk remove_ftmodule_h
diff --git a/builds/modules.mk b/builds/modules.mk
index 5f1f9ee94..c4a882cbd 100644
--- a/builds/modules.mk
+++ b/builds/modules.mk
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 #
 
 
-# Copyright 1996-2000, 2003, 2006 by
+# Copyright 1996-2000, 2003, 2006, 2008 by
 # David Turner, Robert Wilhelm, and Werner Lemberg.
 #
 # This file is part of the FreeType project, and may only be used, modified,
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@ $(FTMODULE_H): $(MODULES_CFG)
 
 ifneq ($(findstring $(PLATFORM),dos win32 win16 os2),)
   OPEN_MODULE   := @echo$(space)
-  CLOSE_MODULE  :=  >> $(subst /,\,$(FTMODULE_H))
-  REMOVE_MODULE := @-$(DELETE) $(subst /,\,$(FTMODULE_H))
+  CLOSE_MODULE  :=  >> $(subst /,$(SEP),$(FTMODULE_H))
+  REMOVE_MODULE := @-$(DELETE) $(subst /,$(SEP),$(FTMODULE_H))
 else
   OPEN_MODULE   := @echo "
   CLOSE_MODULE  := " >> $(FTMODULE_H)