diff --git a/harbour/ChangeLog b/harbour/ChangeLog
index b2b96a59ca..1b5ffca821 100644
--- a/harbour/ChangeLog
+++ b/harbour/ChangeLog
@@ -17,6 +17,14 @@
    past entries belonging to author(s): Viktor Szakats.
 */
 
+2009-07-16 16:21 UTC+0200 Viktor Szakats (harbour.01 syenar.hu)
+  * source/pp/Makefile
+  * config/rules.cf
+  * config/global.cf
+    + Added new internal variable HB_HOST_BIN_DIR to avoid touching
+      original HB_BIN_COMPILE and in turn mess up __PLATFORM__ macro
+      definitions in recursive runs to GNU Make.
+
 2009-07-16 15:56 UTC+0200 Viktor Szakats (harbour.01 syenar.hu)
   * config/global.cf
   * config/instsh.cf
diff --git a/harbour/config/global.cf b/harbour/config/global.cf
index e5ac776378..9b69f57c27 100644
--- a/harbour/config/global.cf
+++ b/harbour/config/global.cf
@@ -277,7 +277,9 @@ ifneq ($(HB_DB_DRVEXT),)
 endif
 
 ifeq ($(HB_BIN_COMPILE),)
-   HB_BIN_COMPILE := $(TOP)$(ROOT)bin/$(ARCH_COMP)
+   HB_HOST_BIN_DIR := $(TOP)$(ROOT)bin/$(ARCH_COMP)
+else
+   HB_HOST_BIN_DIR := $(HB_BIN_COMPILE)
 endif
 
 ifeq ($(HB_INC_COMPILE),)
diff --git a/harbour/config/rules.cf b/harbour/config/rules.cf
index 68a4adcb97..ec96c08bb5 100644
--- a/harbour/config/rules.cf
+++ b/harbour/config/rules.cf
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ else
 endif
 
 # How to run Harbour
-HB := $(HB_BIN_COMPILE)/harbour$(HB_HOST_BIN_EXT)
+HB := $(HB_HOST_BIN_DIR)/harbour$(HB_HOST_BIN_EXT)
 
 ifeq ($(HB_GCMODE),)
    HB_GCMODE = 0
diff --git a/harbour/source/pp/Makefile b/harbour/source/pp/Makefile
index 70ac104145..a9429a341e 100644
--- a/harbour/source/pp/Makefile
+++ b/harbour/source/pp/Makefile
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ pptable.c : $(HB_PP_RULES)
 	$(CP) $(subst /,$(DIRSEP),$<) $@
 else
 pptable.c : hbpp$(EXE_EXT)
-	$(HB_BIN_COMPILE)/hbpp$(HB_HOST_BIN_EXT) $(TOP)$(ROOT)include/hbstdgen.ch -opptable.c -q -c$(TOP)$(ROOT) -v$(HB_VERHEADER)
+	$(HB_HOST_BIN_DIR)/hbpp$(HB_HOST_BIN_EXT) $(TOP)$(ROOT)include/hbstdgen.ch -opptable.c -q -c$(TOP)$(ROOT) -v$(HB_VERHEADER)
 endif
 
 ifneq ($(HB_BIN_INSTALL),)