diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index ac9d6508..3f4e89e3 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ TAGS
 /asm/pptok.ph
 /asm/tokens.h
 /asm/tokhash.c
-/asm/warnings.c
+/asm/warnings_c.h
 /config/config.h.in
 /config/config.h
 /config.log
diff --git a/Makefile.in b/Makefile.in
index 148fcb50..95268fd2 100644
--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -37,8 +37,10 @@ AR		= @AR@
 RANLIB		= @RANLIB@
 STRIP		= @STRIP@
 
+tools		= $(top_srcdir)/tools
+
 PERL		= perl
-PERLFLAGS	= -I$(srcdir)/perllib -I$(srcdir)
+PERLFLAGS	= -I$(top_srcdir)/perllib -I$(srcdir)
 RUNPERL         = $(PERL) $(PERLFLAGS)
 
 PYTHON3		= python3
@@ -65,8 +67,8 @@ LN_S		= @LN_S@
 FIND		= find
 
 # Binary suffixes
-O              	= @OBJEXT@
-X              	= @EXEEXT@
+O		= @OBJEXT@
+X		= @EXEEXT@
 A		= @LIBEXT@
 
 # Debug stuff
@@ -194,14 +196,14 @@ PERLREQ = config/unconfig.h \
 	  x86/iflag.c x86/iflaggen.h \
 	  macros/macros.c \
 	  asm/pptok.ph asm/directbl.c asm/directiv.h \
-	  asm/warnings.c include/warnings.h doc/warnings.src \
+	  $(WARNFILES) \
 	  misc/nasmtok.el \
 	  version.h version.mac version.mak nsis/version.nsh
 
 INSDEP = x86/insns.dat x86/insns.pl x86/insns-iflags.ph x86/iflags.ph
 
 config/unconfig.h: config/config.h.in
-	$(RUNPERL) $(srcdir)/tools/unconfig.pl \
+	$(RUNPERL) $(tools)/unconfig.pl \
 		'$(srcdir)' config/config.h.in config/unconfig.h
 
 x86/iflag.c: $(INSDEP)
@@ -273,7 +275,7 @@ x86/regs.h: x86/regs.dat x86/regs.pl
 # reasonable, but doesn't update the time stamp if the files aren't
 # changed, to avoid rebuilding everything every time. Track the actual
 # dependency by the empty file asm/warnings.time.
-WARNFILES = asm/warnings.c include/warnings.h doc/warnings.src
+WARNFILES = asm/warnings_c.h include/warnings.h doc/warnings.src
 
 warnings:
 	$(RM_F) $(WARNFILES) $(WARNFILES:=.time)
@@ -283,11 +285,11 @@ asm/warnings.time: $(ALLOBJ_NW:.$(O)=.c)
 	: > asm/warnings.time
 	$(MAKE) $(WARNFILES:=.time)
 
-asm/warnings.c.time: asm/warnings.pl asm/warnings.time
-	$(RUNPERL) $(srcdir)/asm/warnings.pl c asm/warnings.c $(srcdir)
-	: > asm/warnings.c.time
+asm/warnings_c.h.time: asm/warnings.pl asm/warnings.time
+	$(RUNPERL) $(srcdir)/asm/warnings.pl c asm/warnings_c.h $(srcdir)
+	: > asm/warnings_c.h.time
 
-asm/warnings.c: asm/warnings.c.time
+asm/warnings_c.h: asm/warnings_c.h.time
 	@: Side effect
 
 include/warnings.h.time: asm/warnings.pl asm/warnings.time
@@ -506,8 +508,8 @@ EXTERNAL_DEPENDENCIES = 1
 # the dependency information will remain external, so it doesn't
 # pollute the git logs.
 #
-Makefile.dep: $(PERLREQ) tools/mkdep.pl config.status
-	$(RUNPERL) tools/mkdep.pl -M Makefile.in -- $(DEPDIRS)
+Makefile.dep: $(PERLREQ) $(tools)/mkdep.pl config.status
+	$(RUNPERL) $(tools)/mkdep.pl -M Makefile.in -- $(DEPDIRS)
 
 dep: Makefile.dep
 
@@ -517,9 +519,9 @@ dep: Makefile.dep
 # be invoked manually or via "make dist".  It should be run before
 # creating release archives.
 #
-alldeps: $(PERLREQ) tools/syncfiles.pl tools/mkdep.pl
-	$(RUNPERL) tools/syncfiles.pl Makefile.in Mkfiles/*.mak
-	$(RUNPERL) tools/mkdep.pl -i -M Makefile.in Mkfiles/*.mak -- \
+alldeps: $(PERLREQ) $(tools)/syncfiles.pl $(tools)/mkdep.pl
+	$(RUNPERL) $(tools)/syncfiles.pl Makefile.in Mkfiles/*.mak
+	$(RUNPERL) $(tools)/mkdep.pl -i -M Makefile.in Mkfiles/*.mak -- \
 		$(DEPDIRS)
 	$(RM_F) *.dep
 	if [ -f config.status ]; then \
@@ -528,9 +530,9 @@ alldeps: $(PERLREQ) tools/syncfiles.pl tools/mkdep.pl
 
 # Strip internal dependency information from all Makefiles; this makes
 # the output good for git checkin
-cleandeps: $(PERLREQ) tools/syncfiles.pl tools/mkdep.pl
-	$(RUNPERL) tools/syncfiles.pl Makefile.in Mkfiles/*.mak
-	$(RUNPERL) tools/mkdep.pl -e -M Makefile.in Mkfiles/*.mak -- \
+cleandeps: $(PERLREQ) $(tools)/syncfiles.pl $(tools)/mkdep.pl
+	$(RUNPERL) $(tools)/syncfiles.pl Makefile.in Mkfiles/*.mak
+	$(RUNPERL) $(tools)/mkdep.pl -e -M Makefile.in Mkfiles/*.mak -- \
 		$(DEPDIRS)
 	$(RM_F) *.dep
 	if [ -f config.status ]; then \
diff --git a/Mkfiles/msvc.mak b/Mkfiles/msvc.mak
index cf71fffc..da71c5c6 100644
--- a/Mkfiles/msvc.mak
+++ b/Mkfiles/msvc.mak
@@ -153,14 +153,14 @@ PERLREQ = config\unconfig.h \
 	  x86\iflag.c x86\iflaggen.h \
 	  macros\macros.c \
 	  asm\pptok.ph asm\directbl.c asm\directiv.h \
-	  asm\warnings.c include\warnings.h doc\warnings.src \
+	  $(WARNFILES) \
 	  misc\nasmtok.el \
 	  version.h version.mac version.mak nsis\version.nsh
 
 INSDEP = x86\insns.dat x86\insns.pl x86\insns-iflags.ph x86\iflags.ph
 
 config\unconfig.h: config\config.h.in
-	$(RUNPERL) $(srcdir)\tools\unconfig.pl \
+	$(RUNPERL) $(tools)\unconfig.pl \
 		'$(srcdir)' config\config.h.in config\unconfig.h
 
 x86\iflag.c: $(INSDEP)
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ x86\regs.h: x86\regs.dat x86\regs.pl
 # reasonable, but doesn't update the time stamp if the files aren't
 # changed, to avoid rebuilding everything every time. Track the actual
 # dependency by the empty file asm\warnings.time.
-WARNFILES = asm\warnings.c include\warnings.h doc\warnings.src
+WARNFILES = asm\warnings_c.h include\warnings.h doc\warnings.src
 
 warnings:
 	$(RM_F) $(WARNFILES) $(WARNFILES:=.time)
@@ -242,11 +242,11 @@ asm\warnings.time: $(ALLOBJ_NW:.$(O)=.c)
 	: > asm\warnings.time
 	$(MAKE) $(WARNFILES:=.time)
 
-asm\warnings.c.time: asm\warnings.pl asm\warnings.time
-	$(RUNPERL) $(srcdir)\asm\warnings.pl c asm\warnings.c $(srcdir)
-	: > asm\warnings.c.time
+asm\warnings_c.h.time: asm\warnings.pl asm\warnings.time
+	$(RUNPERL) $(srcdir)\asm\warnings.pl c asm\warnings_c.h $(srcdir)
+	: > asm\warnings_c.h.time
 
-asm\warnings.c: asm\warnings.c.time
+asm\warnings_c.h: asm\warnings_c.h.time
 	@: Side effect
 
 include\warnings.h.time: asm\warnings.pl asm\warnings.time
diff --git a/Mkfiles/openwcom.mak b/Mkfiles/openwcom.mak
index 5394d85d..605f9afe 100644
--- a/Mkfiles/openwcom.mak
+++ b/Mkfiles/openwcom.mak
@@ -166,14 +166,14 @@ PERLREQ = config\unconfig.h &
 	  x86\iflag.c x86\iflaggen.h &
 	  macros\macros.c &
 	  asm\pptok.ph asm\directbl.c asm\directiv.h &
-	  asm\warnings.c include\warnings.h doc\warnings.src &
+	  $(WARNFILES) &
 	  misc\nasmtok.el &
 	  version.h version.mac version.mak nsis\version.nsh
 
 INSDEP = x86\insns.dat x86\insns.pl x86\insns-iflags.ph x86\iflags.ph
 
 config\unconfig.h: config\config.h.in
-	$(RUNPERL) $(srcdir)\tools\unconfig.pl &
+	$(RUNPERL) $(tools)\unconfig.pl &
 		'$(srcdir)' config\config.h.in config\unconfig.h
 
 x86\iflag.c: $(INSDEP)
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ x86\regs.h: x86\regs.dat x86\regs.pl
 # reasonable, but doesn't update the time stamp if the files aren't
 # changed, to avoid rebuilding everything every time. Track the actual
 # dependency by the empty file asm\warnings.time.
-WARNFILES = asm\warnings.c include\warnings.h doc\warnings.src
+WARNFILES = asm\warnings_c.h include\warnings.h doc\warnings.src
 
 warnings:
 	$(RM_F) $(WARNFILES) $(WARNFILES:=.time)
@@ -255,11 +255,11 @@ asm\warnings.time: $(ALLOBJ_NW:.$(O)=.c)
 	: > asm\warnings.time
 	$(MAKE) $(WARNFILES:=.time)
 
-asm\warnings.c.time: asm\warnings.pl asm\warnings.time
-	$(RUNPERL) $(srcdir)\asm\warnings.pl c asm\warnings.c $(srcdir)
-	: > asm\warnings.c.time
+asm\warnings_c.h.time: asm\warnings.pl asm\warnings.time
+	$(RUNPERL) $(srcdir)\asm\warnings.pl c asm\warnings_c.h $(srcdir)
+	: > asm\warnings_c.h.time
 
-asm\warnings.c: asm\warnings.c.time
+asm\warnings_c.h: asm\warnings_c.h.time
 	@: Side effect
 
 include\warnings.h.time: asm\warnings.pl asm\warnings.time
diff --git a/asm/warnings.c b/asm/warnings.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..03ece8bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asm/warnings.c
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+#include "warnings_c.h"
diff --git a/doc/Makefile.in b/doc/Makefile.in
index e92437a0..1c8393c5 100644
--- a/doc/Makefile.in
+++ b/doc/Makefile.in
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ INSTALL		= @INSTALL@
 INSTALL_PROGRAM	= @INSTALL_PROGRAM@
 INSTALL_DATA	= @INSTALL_DATA@
 
-PERL		= perl -I$(srcdir)
+PERL		= perl -I$(top_srcdir)/perllib -I$(srcdir)
 
 PDFOPT		= @PDFOPT@