diff --git a/programs/cscript/Makefile.in b/programs/cscript/Makefile.in
index b3fee3137eb..73b89660dbd 100644
--- a/programs/cscript/Makefile.in
+++ b/programs/cscript/Makefile.in
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 MODULE    = cscript.exe
-APPMODE   = -mwindows -municode
 IMPORTS   = uuid shell32 oleaut32 ole32 user32 advapi32
 EXTRADEFS = -DCSCRIPT_BUILD
 PARENTSRC = ../wscript
 
+EXTRADLLFLAGS = -mwindows -municode -mno-cygwin
+
 C_SRCS = \
 	arguments.c \
 	host.c \
diff --git a/programs/wscript/Makefile.in b/programs/wscript/Makefile.in
index 07d88326e52..96a42448d94 100644
--- a/programs/wscript/Makefile.in
+++ b/programs/wscript/Makefile.in
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 MODULE    = wscript.exe
-APPMODE   = -mwindows -municode
 IMPORTS   = uuid shell32 oleaut32 ole32 user32 advapi32
 
+EXTRADLLFLAGS = -mwindows -municode -mno-cygwin
+
 RC_SRCS = \
 	rsrc.rc
 
diff --git a/programs/wscript/host.c b/programs/wscript/host.c
index fb1c86fc620..315b8ac7234 100644
--- a/programs/wscript/host.c
+++ b/programs/wscript/host.c
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@
 
 #include <wine/debug.h>
 #include <wine/heap.h>
-#include <wine/unicode.h>
 
 WINE_DEFAULT_DEBUG_CHANNEL(wscript);
 
@@ -80,7 +79,7 @@ static void print_string(const WCHAR *string)
         return;
     }
 
-    len = strlenW(string);
+    len = lstrlenW(string);
     ret = WriteConsoleW(GetStdHandle(STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE), string, len, &count, NULL);
     if(ret) {
         static const WCHAR crnlW[] = {'\r','\n'};
@@ -200,7 +199,7 @@ static HRESULT WINAPI Host_get_Path(IHost *iface, BSTR *out_Path)
 
     if(GetModuleFileNameW(NULL, path, ARRAY_SIZE(path)) == 0)
         return E_FAIL;
-    pos = strrchrW(path, '\\');
+    pos = wcsrchr(path, '\\');
     howMany = pos - path;
     if(!(*out_Path = SysAllocStringLen(path, howMany)))
         return E_OUTOFMEMORY;
@@ -237,7 +236,7 @@ static HRESULT WINAPI Host_get_ScriptName(IHost *iface, BSTR *out_ScriptName)
 
     WINE_TRACE("(%p)\n", out_ScriptName);
 
-    scriptName = strrchrW(scriptFullName, '\\');
+    scriptName = wcsrchr(scriptFullName, '\\');
     ++scriptName;
     if(!(*out_ScriptName = SysAllocString(scriptName)))
         return E_OUTOFMEMORY;
diff --git a/programs/wscript/main.c b/programs/wscript/main.c
index 1cbb9e7e982..8a8036073bd 100644
--- a/programs/wscript/main.c
+++ b/programs/wscript/main.c
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@
 #include "wscript.h"
 
 #include <wine/debug.h>
-#include <wine/unicode.h>
 
 #ifdef _WIN64
 
@@ -87,7 +86,7 @@ static HRESULT WINAPI ActiveScriptSite_GetItemInfo(IActiveScriptSite *iface,
 {
     WINE_TRACE("(%s %x %p %p)\n", wine_dbgstr_w(pstrName), dwReturnMask, ppunkItem, ppti);
 
-    if(strcmpW(pstrName, wshW) && strcmpW(pstrName, wscriptW))
+    if(lstrcmpW(pstrName, wshW) && lstrcmpW(pstrName, wscriptW))
         return E_FAIL;
 
     if(dwReturnMask & SCRIPTINFO_ITYPEINFO) {
@@ -261,7 +260,7 @@ static BOOL get_engine_clsid(const WCHAR *ext, CLSID *clsid)
 
     WINE_TRACE("fileid is %s\n", wine_dbgstr_w(fileid));
 
-    strcatW(fileid, script_engineW);
+    lstrcatW(fileid, script_engineW);
     res = RegOpenKeyW(HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT, fileid, &hkey);
     if(res != ERROR_SUCCESS)
         return FALSE;
@@ -400,11 +399,11 @@ static BOOL set_host_properties(const WCHAR *prop)
     else
         ++prop;
 
-    if(strcmpiW(prop, iactive) == 0)
+    if(wcsicmp(prop, iactive) == 0)
         wshInteractive = VARIANT_TRUE;
-    else if(strcmpiW(prop, batch) == 0)
+    else if(wcsicmp(prop, batch) == 0)
         wshInteractive = VARIANT_FALSE;
-    else if(strcmpiW(prop, nologoW) == 0)
+    else if(wcsicmp(prop, nologoW) == 0)
         WINE_FIXME("ignored %s switch\n", debugstr_w(nologoW));
     else
     {
@@ -450,7 +449,7 @@ int WINAPI wWinMain(HINSTANCE hInst, HINSTANCE hPrevInst, LPWSTR cmdline, int cm
     if(!res || res > ARRAY_SIZE(scriptFullName))
         return 1;
 
-    ext = strrchrW(filepart, '.');
+    ext = wcsrchr(filepart, '.');
     if(!ext || !get_engine_clsid(ext, &clsid)) {
         WINE_FIXME("Could not find engine for %s\n", wine_dbgstr_w(ext));
         return 1;