diff --git a/hdr/nls.h b/hdr/nls.h
index 2e595ce..824a68c 100644
--- a/hdr/nls.h
+++ b/hdr/nls.h
@@ -473,7 +473,7 @@ struct nlsInfoBlock {           /* This block contains all information
                                    hardcoded U.S.A./CP437 */
 };
 
-extern struct nlsInfoBlock nlsInfo;
+extern struct nlsInfoBlock ASM nlsInfo;
 extern struct nlsPackage ASM nlsPackageHardcoded;
         /* These are the "must have" tables within the hard coded NLS pkg */
 extern struct nlsFnamTerm nlsFnameTermHardcoded;
diff --git a/kernel/makefile b/kernel/makefile
index ec9a12c..75e7eb1 100644
--- a/kernel/makefile
+++ b/kernel/makefile
@@ -38,8 +38,8 @@ production:     ..\bin\$(TARGET).sys
 
 kernel.sys:	kernel.exe ..\utils\exeflat.exe
 		..\utils\exeflat kernel.exe kernelf.exe 0x60 -S0x10 -S0x74 -E
-		if exist kernelf.exe $(XUPX) kernelf.exe
-		if exist kernelf.sys $(XUPX) kernelf.sys
+		$(COMSPEC) /c if exist kernelf.exe $(XUPX) kernelf.exe
+		$(COMSPEC) /c if exist kernelf.sys $(XUPX) kernelf.sys
 		..\utils\exeflat kernelf.exe kernel.sys 0x60 $(UPXOPT)
 		-$(RM) kernelf.exe kernelf.sys
 
diff --git a/kernel/nls.c b/kernel/nls.c
index 2cb1f5f..be3fdef 100644
--- a/kernel/nls.c
+++ b/kernel/nls.c
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ static BYTE *RcsId =
 #endif
 #endif
 
-struct nlsInfoBlock nlsInfo = {
+struct nlsInfoBlock ASM nlsInfo = {
   (char FAR *)0                 /* filename to COUNTRY.SYS */
       , 437                     /* system code page */
       /* Implementation flags */