diff --git a/config/create_rc.py b/config/create_rc.py
index db6f682afa54..4164dc54f026 100644
--- a/config/create_rc.py
+++ b/config/create_rc.py
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ def generate_module_rc(binary='', rcinclude=None):
         productname=overrides.get('WIN32_MODULE_PRODUCTNAME', display_name),
         buildid=buildid,
     )
-    with io.open('module.rc', 'w', encoding='latin1') as fh:
+    with io.open('{}.rc'.format(binary or 'module'), 'w', encoding='latin1') as fh:
         fh.write(data)
 
 
diff --git a/config/makefiles/rust.mk b/config/makefiles/rust.mk
index 58606db50fd5..70ca9e9d3402 100644
--- a/config/makefiles/rust.mk
+++ b/config/makefiles/rust.mk
@@ -363,9 +363,9 @@ ifdef RUST_PROGRAMS
 
 GARBAGE_DIRS += $(RUST_TARGET)
 
-force-cargo-program-build: $(RESFILE)
+force-cargo-program-build: $(call resfile,module)
 	$(REPORT_BUILD)
-	$(call CARGO_BUILD) $(addprefix --bin ,$(RUST_CARGO_PROGRAMS)) $(cargo_target_flag) -- $(if $(RESFILE),-C link-arg=$(CURDIR)/$(RESFILE))
+	$(call CARGO_BUILD) $(addprefix --bin ,$(RUST_CARGO_PROGRAMS)) $(cargo_target_flag) -- $(addprefix -C link-arg=$(CURDIR)/,$(call resfile,module))
 
 $(RUST_PROGRAMS): force-cargo-program-build ;
 
diff --git a/config/rules.mk b/config/rules.mk
index 4593a3e1d31d..ced1174ec1ed 100644
--- a/config/rules.mk
+++ b/config/rules.mk
@@ -20,10 +20,6 @@ ifndef INCLUDED_CONFIG_MK
 include $(topsrcdir)/config/config.mk
 endif
 
-ifndef INCLUDED_VERSION_MK
-include $(MOZILLA_DIR)/config/version.mk
-endif
-
 USE_AUTOTARGETS_MK = 1
 include $(MOZILLA_DIR)/config/makefiles/makeutils.mk
 
@@ -403,6 +399,12 @@ everything::
 # Dependencies which, if modified, should cause everything to rebuild
 GLOBAL_DEPS += Makefile $(addprefix $(DEPTH)/config/,$(INCLUDED_AUTOCONF_MK)) $(MOZILLA_DIR)/config/config.mk
 
+ifeq ($(OS_ARCH),WINNT)
+resfile = $(notdir $1).res
+else
+resfile =
+endif
+
 ##############################################
 ifdef COMPILE_ENVIRONMENT
 compile:: host target
@@ -452,11 +454,11 @@ endef
 # PROGRAM = Foo
 # creates OBJS, links with LIBS to create Foo
 #
-$(PROGRAM): $(PROGOBJS) $(STATIC_LIBS) $(EXTRA_DEPS) $(RESFILE) $(GLOBAL_DEPS) $(call mkdir_deps,$(FINAL_TARGET))
+$(PROGRAM): $(PROGOBJS) $(STATIC_LIBS) $(EXTRA_DEPS) $(call resfile,$(PROGRAM)) $(GLOBAL_DEPS) $(call mkdir_deps,$(FINAL_TARGET))
 	$(REPORT_BUILD)
 	@$(RM) $@.manifest
 ifeq (_WINNT,$(GNU_CC)_$(OS_ARCH))
-	$(LINKER) -OUT:$@ -PDB:$(LINK_PDBFILE) -IMPLIB:$(basename $(@F)).lib $(WIN32_EXE_LDFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) $(MOZ_PROGRAM_LDFLAGS) $($(notdir $@)_OBJS) $(RESFILE) $(STATIC_LIBS) $(SHARED_LIBS) $(OS_LIBS)
+	$(LINKER) -OUT:$@ -PDB:$(LINK_PDBFILE) -IMPLIB:$(basename $(@F)).lib $(WIN32_EXE_LDFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) $(MOZ_PROGRAM_LDFLAGS) $($(notdir $@)_OBJS) $(filter %.res,$^) $(STATIC_LIBS) $(SHARED_LIBS) $(OS_LIBS)
 ifdef MSMANIFEST_TOOL
 	@if test -f $@.manifest; then \
 		echo "Manifest in objdir is not supported"; \
@@ -467,7 +469,7 @@ ifdef MSMANIFEST_TOOL
 	fi
 endif	# MSVC with manifest tool
 else # !WINNT || GNU_CC
-	$(call EXPAND_CC_OR_CXX,$@) -o $@ $(COMPUTED_CXX_LDFLAGS) $(PGO_CFLAGS) $($(notdir $@)_OBJS) $(RESFILE) $(WIN32_EXE_LDFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) $(STATIC_LIBS) $(MOZ_PROGRAM_LDFLAGS) $(SHARED_LIBS) $(OS_LIBS)
+	$(call EXPAND_CC_OR_CXX,$@) -o $@ $(COMPUTED_CXX_LDFLAGS) $(PGO_CFLAGS) $($(notdir $@)_OBJS) $(filter %.res,$^) $(WIN32_EXE_LDFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) $(STATIC_LIBS) $(MOZ_PROGRAM_LDFLAGS) $(SHARED_LIBS) $(OS_LIBS)
 	$(call py_action,check_binary,--target $@)
 endif # WINNT && !GNU_CC
 
@@ -598,12 +600,12 @@ endif
 # symlinks back to the originals. The symlinks are a no-op for stabs debugging,
 # so no need to conditionalize on OS version or debugging format.
 
-$(SHARED_LIBRARY): $(OBJS) $(RESFILE) $(STATIC_LIBS) $(EXTRA_DEPS) $(GLOBAL_DEPS)
+$(SHARED_LIBRARY): $(OBJS) $(call resfile,$(SHARED_LIBRARY)) $(STATIC_LIBS) $(EXTRA_DEPS) $(GLOBAL_DEPS)
 	$(REPORT_BUILD)
 ifndef INCREMENTAL_LINKER
 	$(RM) $@
 endif
-	$(MKSHLIB) $($@_OBJS) $(RESFILE) $(LDFLAGS) $(STATIC_LIBS) $(SHARED_LIBS) $(EXTRA_DSO_LDOPTS) $(MOZ_GLUE_LDFLAGS) $(OS_LIBS)
+	$(MKSHLIB) $($@_OBJS) $(filter %.res,$^) $(LDFLAGS) $(STATIC_LIBS) $(SHARED_LIBS) $(EXTRA_DSO_LDOPTS) $(MOZ_GLUE_LDFLAGS) $(OS_LIBS)
 	$(call py_action,check_binary,--target $@)
 
 ifeq (_WINNT,$(GNU_CC)_$(OS_ARCH))
@@ -859,7 +861,7 @@ endif
 
 endif
 
-$(RESFILE): %.res: $(RCFILE)
+%.res: $(or $(RCFILE),%.rc)
 	$(REPORT_BUILD)
 	@echo Creating Resource file: $@
 ifdef GNU_CC
@@ -868,6 +870,9 @@ else
 	$(call WINEWRAP,$(RC)) $(RCFLAGS) -r $(DEFINES) $(INCLUDES:-I%=-I$(call relativize,%)) $(OUTOPTION)$@ $(call relativize,$<)
 endif
 
+$(notdir $(addsuffix .rc,$(PROGRAM) $(SHARED_LIBRARY) module)): %.rc: $(RCINCLUDE) $(MOZILLA_DIR)/config/create_rc.py
+	$(PYTHON3) $(MOZILLA_DIR)/config/create_rc.py '$(if $(filter module,$*),,$*)' '$(RCINCLUDE)'
+
 # Cancel GNU make built-in implicit rules
 MAKEFLAGS += -r
 
diff --git a/config/version.mk b/config/version.mk
deleted file mode 100644
index 3979b1f1c935..000000000000
--- a/config/version.mk
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,46 +0,0 @@
-# This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
-# License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
-# file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
-
-ifndef INCLUDED_VERSION_MK
-INCLUDED_VERSION_MK=1
-
-# Windows gmake build:
-# Build default .rc file if $(RESFILE) isn't defined.
-# TODO:
-# PBI      : Private build info.  Not used currently.
-#            Guessing the best way would be to set an env var.
-# BINARY   : Binary name.  Not used currently.
-ifeq ($(MOZ_WIDGET_TOOLKIT),windows)
-ifndef RESFILE
-RESFILE=./module.res
-ifdef PROGRAM
-_RC_BINARY = $(notdir $(PROGRAM))
-else
-ifdef _PROGRAM
-_RC_BINARY = $(notdir $(_PROGRAM))
-else
-ifdef SHARED_LIBRARY
-_RC_BINARY = $(notdir $(SHARED_LIBRARY))
-endif
-endif
-endif
-
-GARBAGE += $(RESFILE)
-
-#dummy target so $(RCFILE) doesn't become the default =P
-all::
-
-ifndef RCFILE
-RCFILE=./module.rc
-
-$(RCFILE): $(RCINCLUDE) $(MOZILLA_DIR)/config/create_rc.py
-	$(PYTHON3) $(MOZILLA_DIR)/config/create_rc.py '$(_RC_BINARY)' '$(RCINCLUDE)'
-
-GARBAGE += $(RCFILE)
-endif  # RCFILE
-
-endif  # RESFILE
-endif  # Windows
-
-endif