diff --git a/harbour/makefile.bc b/harbour/makefile.bc
index 224a340eea..94d12644ca 100644
--- a/harbour/makefile.bc
+++ b/harbour/makefile.bc
@@ -308,6 +308,7 @@ RTL_LIB_OBJS = \
    $(OBJ_DIR)\memvarbl.obj \
    $(OBJ_DIR)\menuto.obj \
    $(OBJ_DIR)\objfunc.obj \
+   $(OBJ_DIR)\persist.obj \
    $(OBJ_DIR)\profiler.obj \
    $(OBJ_DIR)\pushbtn.obj \
    $(OBJ_DIR)\radiobtn.obj \
@@ -1501,6 +1502,13 @@ $(OBJ_DIR)\philesx.obj : $(RTL_DIR)\philesx.c
    $(CC) $(CLIBFLAGS) -o$@ $**
    tlib $(RTL_LIB) $(ARFLAGS) -+$@,,
 
+$(OBJ_DIR)\persist.c : $(RTL_DIR)\persist.prg
+   $(HARBOUR_EXE) $(HARBOURFLAGS) $** -o$@
+
+$(OBJ_DIR)\persist.obj : $(OBJ_DIR)\persist.c
+   $(CC) $(CLIBFLAGS) -o$@ $**
+   tlib $(RTL_LIB) $(ARFLAGS) -+$@,,
+
 $(OBJ_DIR)\profiler.c : $(RTL_DIR)\profiler.prg
    $(HARBOUR_EXE) $(HARBOURFLAGS) $** -o$@