diff --git a/examples/device-dashboard/Makefile b/examples/device-dashboard/Makefile
index d59281d3..0ae50778 100644
--- a/examples/device-dashboard/Makefile
+++ b/examples/device-dashboard/Makefile
@@ -21,12 +21,14 @@ endif
 all: $(PROG)
 	$(RUN) ./$(PROG) $(ARGS)
 
+ifneq ($(OS),Windows_NT)
 # Before embedding files, gzip them to save space
 packed_fs.c: $(shell find web_root -type f) Makefile
 	rm -rf tmp/web_root && mkdir tmp && cp -r web_root tmp/
 	find tmp -type f | xargs -n1 gzip
 	$(CC) ../../test/pack.c -o pack
 	cd tmp && ../pack `find web_root -type f` > ../$@
+endif
 
 $(PROG): $(SOURCES)
 	$(CC) $(SOURCES) $(CFLAGS) $(CFLAGS_MONGOOSE) $(CFLAGS_EXTRA) $(OUT)
diff --git a/examples/embedded-filesystem/Makefile b/examples/embedded-filesystem/Makefile
index 9f42f0c6..cce143ec 100644
--- a/examples/embedded-filesystem/Makefile
+++ b/examples/embedded-filesystem/Makefile
@@ -13,23 +13,25 @@ ifeq ($(OS),Windows_NT)
   CFLAGS += -lws2_32            # Link against Winsock library
   DELETE = cmd /C del /Q /F /S  # Command prompt command to delete files
   OUT ?= -o $(PROG)             # Build output
+  PACK = pack.exe
 else
   # Mac, Linux
   PROG ?= example
   DELETE = rm -rf
   OUT ?= -o $(PROG)
+  PACK = ./pack
 endif
 
 all: $(PROG)
 	$(RUN) ./$(PROG) $(ARGS)
 
 $(PROG): $(SOURCES) $(FILES_TO_EMBED)
-	$(CC) ../../test/pack.c -o pack
-	./pack $(FILES_TO_EMBED) > packed_fs.c
+	$(CC) ../../test/pack.c -o $(PACK)
+	$(PACK) $(FILES_TO_EMBED) > packed_fs.c
 	$(CC) $(SOURCES) $(CFLAGS) $(CFLAGS_MONGOOSE) $(CFLAGS_EXTRA) $(OUT)
 
 clean:
-	$(DELETE) $(PROG) *.dSYM pack
+	$(DELETE) $(PROG) *.dSYM $(PACK)
 
 .PHONY: compress expand gzipped plain all