diff --git a/build/rules.mk b/build/rules.mk
index a56ad5b6c..9089cebce 100644
--- a/build/rules.mk
+++ b/build/rules.mk
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ $(eval $(call rule_for, \
 
 $(eval $(call rule_for, \
   WINDRES, %.o, %.rc, \
-  $$(WINDRES) $$< -Ioutput/release/simulator/windows -O coff -o $$@, \
+  $$(WINDRES) $$(WRFLAGS) $$< -O coff -o $$@, \
   global \
 ))
 
diff --git a/ion/src/simulator/windows/Makefile b/ion/src/simulator/windows/Makefile
index 97a2001b3..12a4124ea 100644
--- a/ion/src/simulator/windows/Makefile
+++ b/ion/src/simulator/windows/Makefile
@@ -16,11 +16,14 @@ ion_src += ion/src/simulator/shared/dummy/telemetry_init.cpp
 ion_src += ion/src/shared/telemetry_console.cpp
 endif
 
-LDFLAGS += -lgdiplus
+# RC file dependencies
+$(call object_for,ion/src/simulator/windows/resources.rc): WRFLAGS += -I $(BUILD_DIR)
 
-# The header is refered to as <ion/src/simulator/windows/resources.h> so make sure it's findable this way
+# The header of images is refered to as <ion/src/simulator/windows/resources.h> so make sure it's findable this way
 SFLAGS += -I$(BUILD_DIR)
 
+LDFLAGS += -lgdiplus
+
 $(eval $(call rule_for, \
   WINDOWS_ASSETS, \
   ion/src/simulator/windows/resources.h, \