diff --git a/plugins/vst_base/CMakeLists.txt b/plugins/vst_base/CMakeLists.txt
index 4a5ec890f..d4abef92b 100644
--- a/plugins/vst_base/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/plugins/vst_base/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -70,7 +70,6 @@ ELSEIF(LMMS_BUILD_LINUX AND NOT WANT_VST_NOWINE)
 		SOURCE_DIR "${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/RemoteVstPlugin"
 		INSTALL_DIR "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/../"
 		CMAKE_ARGS
-			-DCMAKE_C_COMPILER=${WINE_CXX}
 			-DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER=${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/RemoteVstPlugin/winegcc
 			-DLMMS_SOURCE_DIR=${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}
 			-DLMMS_BINARY_DIR=${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}
diff --git a/plugins/vst_base/RemoteVstPlugin/CMakeLists.txt b/plugins/vst_base/RemoteVstPlugin/CMakeLists.txt
index 9d3dd9a32..e5a27313f 100644
--- a/plugins/vst_base/RemoteVstPlugin/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/plugins/vst_base/RemoteVstPlugin/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 11)
 
 include(CheckCXXPreprocessor)
 
-CHECK_CXX_DEFINE(IS_WIN "__WIN32__")
-CHECK_CXX_DEFINE(IS_WIN64 "__WIN64__")
+CHECK_CXX_DEFINE(IS_WIN "_WIN32")
+CHECK_CXX_DEFINE(IS_WIN64 "_WIN64")
 
 if(NOT IS_WIN)
 	message(FATAL_ERROR "Toolchain used does not target windows.")