diff --git a/reactos/lib/kernel32/.cvsignore b/reactos/lib/kernel32/.cvsignore
index ed5907b2acd..08b1a5fe188 100644
--- a/reactos/lib/kernel32/.cvsignore
+++ b/reactos/lib/kernel32/.cvsignore
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 kernel32.a
 kernel32.dll
 kernel32.lib
+kernel32.coff
 base.tmp
 junk.tmp
 temp.exp
diff --git a/reactos/lib/kernel32/makefile b/reactos/lib/kernel32/makefile
index d8752020c86..4013cb11bb2 100644
--- a/reactos/lib/kernel32/makefile
+++ b/reactos/lib/kernel32/makefile
@@ -55,10 +55,13 @@ INTERNAL_OBJECTS = internal/dprintf.o internal/string.o
 
 EXCEPT_OBJECTS = except/except.o
 
+RESOURCE_OBJECT = kernel32.coff
+
 
 OBJECTS = $(MISC_OBJECTS) $(FILE_OBJECTS) $(THREAD_OBJECTS) \
           $(PROCESS_OBJECTS) $(STRING_OBJECTS) $(MEM_OBJECTS) \
-          $(INTERNAL_OBJECTS) $(SYNCH_OBJECTS) $(EXCEPT_OBJECTS) 
+          $(INTERNAL_OBJECTS) $(SYNCH_OBJECTS) $(EXCEPT_OBJECTS) \
+	  $(RESOURCE_OBJECT)
 
 ifeq ($(DOSCLI),yes)
 CLEAN_FILES = except\*.o file\*.o internal\*.o mem\*.o misc\*.o nls\*.o  \
@@ -73,6 +76,9 @@ endif
 nls/ole2nls.o: nls/ole2nls.c
 	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -I. nls/ole2nls.c
 
+kernel32.coff: kernel32.rc ../../include/reactos/resource.h
+	windres kernel32.rc kernel32.coff
+
 kernel32.a: $(OBJECTS)
 	$(AR) csr kernel32.a $(OBJECTS)