diff --git a/programs/cmm/eolite/Tupfile.lua b/programs/cmm/eolite/Tupfile.lua
index dd9f2f6c8b..c186c67530 100644
--- a/programs/cmm/eolite/Tupfile.lua
+++ b/programs/cmm/eolite/Tupfile.lua
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ else C_LANG = "LANG_ENG" -- this includes default case without config
 end
 
 LFLAGS = LFLAGS .. " -stack=20480"
-LIBS = LIBS .. " ../../develop/ktcc/trunk/bin/lib/tiny.o -nostdlib -lbox_lib -lini -limg"
+LIBS += " ../../develop/ktcc/trunk/bin/lib/tiny.o -nostdlib -lbox_lib -lini -limg"
 
 tup.rule("Eolite.c", "c-- -coff /D=" .. C_LANG .. " /OPATH=%o %f", "%B.obj")
 tup.rule("Eolite.obj", "objconv -felf32 %f %o", "%B.o")
diff --git a/programs/fs/minizip/Tupfile.lua b/programs/fs/minizip/Tupfile.lua
index bd2c0cef1e..539058a30d 100644
--- a/programs/fs/minizip/Tupfile.lua
+++ b/programs/fs/minizip/Tupfile.lua
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ CFLAGS = CFLAGS .. " -U__WIN32__ -U_Win32 -U_WIN32 -U__MINGW32__ -UWIN32 -Dunix
 LDFLAGS = LDFLAGS .. " --subsystem console -L../../../contrib/sdk/sources/zlib"
 
 table.insert(LIBDEPS,"../../../contrib/sdk/lib/<libz.dll.a>")
-LIBS = LIBS .. " -lz.dll" 
+LIBS += " -lz.dll" 
 
 -- Compile --
 compile_gcc{ 
diff --git a/programs/games/fridge/Tupfile.lua b/programs/games/fridge/Tupfile.lua
index 4a47960117..47589cb928 100755
--- a/programs/games/fridge/Tupfile.lua
+++ b/programs/games/fridge/Tupfile.lua
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ tup.include(HELPERDIR .. "/use_newlib.lua")
 CFLAGS = CFLAGS .. " -std=c99 -Wall -Wextra"
 INCLUDES = INCLUDES .. " -I../../../contrib/C_Layer/INCLUDE"
 table.insert(LIBDEPS, "../../../contrib/C_Layer/OBJ/<C_Layer>")
-LIBS = LIBS .. " " .. tup.getvariantdir() .. "/../../../contrib/C_Layer/OBJ/loadlibimg.o "
+LIBS += " " .. tup.getvariantdir() .. "/../../../contrib/C_Layer/OBJ/loadlibimg.o "
 
 -- Subsystem native
 LDFLAGS = LDFLAGS .. " --subsystem native"