diff --git a/win32/setup.mak b/win32/setup.mak
index d67b6843a4..85ce834a1b 100644
--- a/win32/setup.mak
+++ b/win32/setup.mak
@@ -132,9 +132,6 @@ int main(void) {return (EnumProcesses(NULL,0,NULL) ? 0 : 1);}
 <<
 
 -version-: nul verconf.mk
-	@$(CPP) -I$(srcdir) -I$(srcdir)/include <<"Creating $(MAKEFILE)" | findstr "=" >>$(MAKEFILE)
-MSC_VER = _MSC_VER
-<<
 
 verconf.mk: nul
 	@$(CPP) -I$(srcdir) -I$(srcdir)/include <<"Creating $(@)" > $(*F).bat && cmd /c $(*F).bat > $(@)
@@ -152,6 +149,7 @@ echo TEENY = RUBY_VERSION_TEENY
 #if defined RUBY_PATCHLEVEL && RUBY_PATCHLEVEL < 0
 echo RUBY_DEVEL = yes
 #endif
+echo MSC_VER = _MSC_VER
 del %0 & exit
 <<