diff --git a/sys/windows/Makefile.mingw32 b/sys/windows/Makefile.mingw32
index e9e5a46a1..86a4eb839 100644
--- a/sys/windows/Makefile.mingw32
+++ b/sys/windows/Makefile.mingw32
@@ -871,7 +871,7 @@ NHTARGET = $(GAMEDIR)/NetHack.exe
 
 nethack: $(NHTARGET)
 
-$(GAMEDIR)/NetHack.exe: $(NHOBJS) $(WAVS) $(NHRES) $(DATE_O) $(LUALIB) $(PDCLIB) | $(GAMEDIR)
+$(GAMEDIR)/NetHack.exe: $(NHOBJS) $(NHRES) $(DATE_O) $(LUALIB) $(PDCLIB) | $(GAMEDIR)
 	$(ld) $(LDFLAGS) -mconsole $^ $(LIBS) -static -lstdc++ -o$@
 
 $(ONH)/%.o: $(SRC)/%.c $(NHLUAH) | $(ONH)