diff --git a/rosapps/rules.mak b/rosapps/rules.mak
index 48096bc6d40..cbc04f68137 100644
--- a/rosapps/rules.mak
+++ b/rosapps/rules.mak
@@ -1,15 +1,19 @@
-#
-# Select your host
-#
-#HOST = mingw32-linux
-HOST = mingw32-windows
-
-
 #
 # Important
 #
 .EXPORT_ALL_VARIABLES:
 
+#
+# Select your host
+#HOST = mingw32-windows
+#HOST = mingw32-linux
+#
+# Windows is default host environment
+ifeq ($(HOST),)
+HOST = mingw32-windows
+endif
+
+
 ifeq ($(HOST),mingw32-linux)
 TOPDIR := $(shell if [ "$$PWD" != "" ]; then echo $$PWD; else pwd; fi)
 endif
@@ -85,6 +89,9 @@ AR = $(PREFIX)ar
 RC = $(PREFIX)windres
 RCINC = --include-dir ../reactos/include --include-dir ../../reactos/include --include-dir ../../../reactos/include
 
+TOOLS_PATH = $(PATH_TO_TOP)/../reactos/tools
+RSYM = $(TOOLS_PATH)/rsym
+
 %.o: %.cpp
 	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -c $< -o $@
 %.o: %.cc