diff --git a/dlls/krnl386.exe16/Makefile.in b/dlls/krnl386.exe16/Makefile.in
index c00894ceb4e..75f561c1d4b 100644
--- a/dlls/krnl386.exe16/Makefile.in
+++ b/dlls/krnl386.exe16/Makefile.in
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 MODULE    = krnl386.exe16
 IMPORTLIB = kernel
-IMPORTS   = kernel32 ntdll winecrt0
 DELAYIMPORTS = user32
-EXTRADLLFLAGS = -m16 -nodefaultlibs -Wb,--dll-name,kernel
+EXTRADLLFLAGS = -m16 -Wb,--dll-name,kernel
 
 C_SRCS = \
 	atom.c \
diff --git a/tools/makedep.c b/tools/makedep.c
index cc9952a7746..8d682e763fb 100644
--- a/tools/makedep.c
+++ b/tools/makedep.c
@@ -2075,6 +2075,80 @@ static struct strarray add_unix_libraries( const struct makefile *make, struct s
 }
 
 
+/*******************************************************************
+ *         is_crt_module
+ */
+static int is_crt_module( const char *file )
+{
+    return !strncmp( file, "msvcr", 5 ) || !strncmp( file, "ucrt", 4 ) || !strcmp( file, "crtdll.dll" );
+}
+
+
+/*******************************************************************
+ *         get_default_crt
+ */
+static const char *get_default_crt( const struct makefile *make )
+{
+    if (!make->use_msvcrt) return NULL;
+    if (make->module && is_crt_module( make->module )) return NULL;  /* don't add crt import to crt dlls */
+    return !make->testdll && (!make->staticlib || make->extlib) ? "ucrtbase" : "msvcrt";
+}
+
+
+/*******************************************************************
+ *         get_crt_define
+ */
+static const char *get_crt_define( const struct makefile *make )
+{
+    const char *crt_dll = NULL;
+    unsigned int i, version = 0;
+
+    for (i = 0; i < make->imports.count; i++)
+    {
+        if (!is_crt_module( make->imports.str[i] )) continue;
+        if (crt_dll) fatal_error( "More than one C runtime DLL imported: %s and %s\n",
+                                  crt_dll, make->imports.str[i] );
+        crt_dll = make->imports.str[i];
+    }
+
+    if (!crt_dll)
+    {
+        if (strarray_exists( &make->extradllflags, "-nodefaultlibs" )) return "-D_MSVCR_VER=0";
+        if (!(crt_dll = get_default_crt( make ))) crt_dll = make->module;
+    }
+    if (!strncmp( crt_dll, "ucrt", 4 )) return "-D_UCRT";
+    sscanf( crt_dll, "msvcr%u", &version );
+    return strmake( "-D_MSVCR_VER=%u", version );
+}
+
+
+/*******************************************************************
+ *         add_default_imports
+ */
+static struct strarray add_default_imports( const struct makefile *make, struct strarray imports )
+{
+    struct strarray ret = empty_strarray;
+    const char *crt_dll = get_default_crt( make );
+    unsigned int i;
+
+    for (i = 0; i < imports.count; i++)
+    {
+        if (is_crt_module( imports.str[i] )) crt_dll = imports.str[i];
+        else strarray_add( &ret, imports.str[i] );
+    }
+
+    strarray_add( &ret, "winecrt0" );
+    if (crt_dll) strarray_add( &ret, crt_dll );
+
+    if (make->is_win16 && (!make->importlib || strcmp( make->importlib, "kernel" )))
+        strarray_add( &ret, "kernel" );
+
+    strarray_add( &ret, "kernel32" );
+    strarray_add( &ret, "ntdll" );
+    return ret;
+}
+
+
 /*******************************************************************
  *         add_import_libs
  */
@@ -2085,6 +2159,9 @@ static struct strarray add_import_libs( const struct makefile *make, struct stra
     unsigned int i, j;
     int is_cross = make->is_cross && !is_unix;
 
+    if (!delay && !is_unix && !strarray_exists( &make->extradllflags, "-nodefaultlibs" ))
+        imports = add_default_imports( make, imports );
+
     for (i = 0; i < imports.count; i++)
     {
         const char *name = imports.str[i];
@@ -2109,9 +2186,9 @@ static struct strarray add_import_libs( const struct makefile *make, struct stra
                     lib = obj_dir_path( submakes[j], strmake( "lib%s.a", name ));
                 else
                 {
-                    strarray_add( deps, strmake( "%s/lib%s.def", submakes[j]->obj_dir, name ));
+                    strarray_add_uniq( deps, strmake( "%s/lib%s.def", submakes[j]->obj_dir, name ));
                     if (needs_implib_symlink( submakes[j] ))
-                        strarray_add( deps, strmake( "dlls/lib%s.def", name ));
+                        strarray_add_uniq( deps, strmake( "dlls/lib%s.def", name ));
                 }
                 break;
             }
@@ -2126,10 +2203,10 @@ static struct strarray add_import_libs( const struct makefile *make, struct stra
             if (delay && !delay_load_flag && (is_cross || !*dll_ext)) ext = ".delay.a";
             else if (is_cross) ext = ".cross.a";
             if (ext) lib = replace_extension( lib, ".a", ext );
-            strarray_add( deps, lib );
+            strarray_add_uniq( deps, lib );
             strarray_add( &ret, lib );
             if (needs_implib_symlink( submakes[j] ))
-                strarray_add( deps, strmake( "dlls/lib%s%s", name, ext ? ext : ".a" ));
+                strarray_add_uniq( deps, strmake( "dlls/lib%s%s", name, ext ? ext : ".a" ));
         }
         else strarray_add( &ret, strmake( "-l%s", name ));
     }
@@ -2137,69 +2214,6 @@ static struct strarray add_import_libs( const struct makefile *make, struct stra
 }
 
 
-/*******************************************************************
- *         get_default_imports
- */
-static struct strarray get_default_imports( const struct makefile *make )
-{
-    struct strarray ret = empty_strarray;
-
-    if (strarray_exists( &make->extradllflags, "-nodefaultlibs" )) return ret;
-    strarray_add( &ret, "winecrt0" );
-    if (make->is_win16) strarray_add( &ret, "kernel" );
-    strarray_add( &ret, "kernel32" );
-    strarray_add( &ret, "ntdll" );
-    return ret;
-}
-
-
-/*******************************************************************
- *         is_crt_module
- */
-static int is_crt_module( const char *file )
-{
-    return !strncmp( file, "msvcr", 5 ) || !strncmp( file, "ucrt", 4 ) || !strcmp( file, "crtdll.dll" );
-}
-
-
-/*******************************************************************
- *         add_crt_import
- */
-static void add_crt_import( const struct makefile *make, struct strarray *imports, struct strarray *defs )
-{
-    unsigned int i;
-    const char *crt_dll = NULL;
-
-    for (i = 0; i < imports->count; i++)
-    {
-        if (!is_crt_module( imports->str[i])) continue;
-        if (crt_dll) fatal_error( "More than one C runtime DLL imported: %s and %s\n", crt_dll, imports->str[i] );
-        crt_dll = imports->str[i];
-    }
-    if (!crt_dll && !strarray_exists( &make->extradllflags, "-nodefaultlibs" ))
-    {
-        if (make->module && is_crt_module( make->module ))
-        {
-            crt_dll = make->module;
-        }
-        else
-        {
-            crt_dll = !make->testdll && (!make->staticlib || make->extlib) ? "ucrtbase" : "msvcrt";
-            strarray_add( imports, crt_dll );
-        }
-    }
-
-    if (!defs) return;
-    if (crt_dll && !strncmp( crt_dll, "ucrt", 4 )) strarray_add( defs, "-D_UCRT" );
-    else
-    {
-        unsigned int version = 0;
-        if (crt_dll) sscanf( crt_dll, "msvcr%u", &version );
-        strarray_add( defs, strmake( "-D_MSVCR_VER=%u", version ));
-    }
-}
-
-
 /*******************************************************************
  *         add_install_rule
  */
@@ -2962,11 +2976,9 @@ static void output_source_spec( struct makefile *make, struct incl_file *source,
     const char *debug_file;
 
     if (!imports.count) imports = make->imports;
-    else if (make->use_msvcrt) add_crt_import( make, &imports, NULL );
 
     if (!dll_flags.count) dll_flags = make->extradllflags;
     all_libs = add_import_libs( make, &dep_libs, imports, 0, 0 );
-    add_import_libs( make, &dep_libs, get_default_imports( make ), 0, 0 ); /* dependencies only */
     dll_name = strmake( "%s.dll%s", obj, make->is_cross ? "" : dll_ext );
     obj_name = strmake( "%s%s", obj_dir_path( make, obj ), make->is_cross ? ".cross.o" : ".o" );
     output_file = obj_dir_path( make, dll_name );
@@ -3195,7 +3207,6 @@ static void output_module( struct makefile *make )
     if (!make->is_exe) spec_file = src_dir_path( make, replace_extension( make->module, ".dll", ".spec" ));
     strarray_addall( &all_libs, add_import_libs( make, &dep_libs, make->delayimports, 1, 0 ));
     strarray_addall( &all_libs, add_import_libs( make, &dep_libs, make->imports, 0, 0 ));
-    add_import_libs( make, &dep_libs, get_default_imports( make ), 0, 0 );  /* dependencies only */
 
     if (make->is_cross)
     {
@@ -3266,11 +3277,8 @@ static void output_module( struct makefile *make )
         {
             struct strarray unix_imports = empty_strarray;
 
-            if (!strarray_exists( &make->extradllflags, "-nodefaultlibs" ))
-            {
-                strarray_add( &unix_imports, "ntdll" );
-                strarray_add( &unix_deps, obj_dir_path( top_makefile, "dlls/ntdll/ntdll.so" ));
-            }
+            strarray_add( &unix_imports, "ntdll" );
+            strarray_add( &unix_deps, obj_dir_path( top_makefile, "dlls/ntdll/ntdll.so" ));
             strarray_add( &unix_imports, "winecrt0" );
             if (spec_file) strarray_add( &unix_deps, spec_file );
 
@@ -3300,7 +3308,6 @@ static void output_module( struct makefile *make )
             output_filename( "-munix" );
             output_filename( "-shared" );
             if (spec_file) output_filename( spec_file );
-            if (strarray_exists( &make->extradllflags, "-nodefaultlibs" )) output_filename( "-nodefaultlibs" );
         }
         output_filenames_obj_dir( make, make->unixobj_files );
         output_filenames( unix_libs );
@@ -3471,7 +3478,6 @@ static void output_test_module( struct makefile *make )
     const char *debug_file;
     char *output_file;
 
-    add_import_libs( make, &dep_libs, get_default_imports( make ), 0, 0 ); /* dependencies only */
     strarray_add( &make->all_targets, strmake( "%s%s", testmodule, ext ));
     strarray_add( &make->clean_files, strmake( "%s%s", stripped, ext ));
     output_file = strmake( "%s%s", obj_dir_path( make, testmodule ), ext );
@@ -4185,7 +4191,7 @@ static void load_sources( struct makefile *make )
     add_generated_sources( make );
     if (!make->unixlib) make->unixlib = get_unix_lib_name( make );
 
-    if (make->use_msvcrt) add_crt_import( make, &make->imports, &make->define_args );
+    if (make->use_msvcrt) strarray_add( &make->define_args, get_crt_define( make ));
 
     LIST_FOR_EACH_ENTRY( file, &make->includes, struct incl_file, entry ) parse_file( make, file, 0 );
     LIST_FOR_EACH_ENTRY( file, &make->sources, struct incl_file, entry ) get_dependencies( file, file );
diff --git a/tools/winegcc/winegcc.c b/tools/winegcc/winegcc.c
index b1123cd7e51..38900103a97 100644
--- a/tools/winegcc/winegcc.c
+++ b/tools/winegcc/winegcc.c
@@ -1321,10 +1321,6 @@ static void build(struct options* opts)
 	}
         add_library(opts, lib_dirs, &files, "advapi32");
         add_library(opts, lib_dirs, &files, "user32");
-    }
-
-    if (!opts->nodefaultlibs && !opts->unix_lib)
-    {
         add_library(opts, lib_dirs, &files, "winecrt0");
         if (opts->use_msvcrt)
         {