diff --git a/compiler/cc.v b/compiler/cc.v
index 98398c2d91..185f7e2eac 100644
--- a/compiler/cc.v
+++ b/compiler/cc.v
@@ -118,13 +118,14 @@ fn (v mut V) cc() {
 	if v.os == .mac {
 		a << '-mmacosx-version-min=10.7'
 	}
+	cflags := v.get_os_cflags()
 	// add all flags (-I -l -L etc) not .o files
-	for flag in v.get_os_cflags() {
+	for flag in cflags {
 		if flag.value.ends_with('.o') { continue }
 		a << flag.format()
 	}
 	// add .o files
-	for flag in v.get_os_cflags() {
+	for flag in cflags {
 		if !flag.value.ends_with('.o') { continue }
 		a << flag.format()
 	}
@@ -216,8 +217,9 @@ fn (c mut V) cc_windows_cross() {
 		c.out_name = c.out_name + '.exe'
 	}
 	mut args := '-o $c.out_name -w -L. '
+	cflags := c.get_os_cflags()
 	// -I flags
-	for flag in c.get_os_cflags() {
+	for flag in cflags {
 		if flag.name != '-l' {
 				args += flag.format()
 				args += ' '
@@ -236,11 +238,11 @@ fn (c mut V) cc_windows_cross() {
 	}
 	args += ' $c.out_name_c '
 	// -l flags (libs)
-	for flag in c.get_os_cflags() {
-			if flag.name == '-l' {
-					args += flag.format()
-					args += ' '
-			}
+	for flag in cflags {
+		if flag.name == '-l' {
+				args += flag.format()
+				args += ' '
+		}
 	}
 	println('Cross compiling for Windows...')
 	winroot := '$ModPath/winroot'
diff --git a/compiler/cflags.v b/compiler/cflags.v
index fd7490a98f..b56bddfa12 100644
--- a/compiler/cflags.v
+++ b/compiler/cflags.v
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ fn (table mut Table) parse_cflag(cflag string) {
 	allowed_flags := [
 		'framework',
 		'library',
-		'I', 'l', 'L', 
+		'I', 'l', 'L',
 	]
 	mut flag := cflag.trim_space()
 	if flag == '' {
diff --git a/compiler/msvc.v b/compiler/msvc.v
index 1fdb0dd1c8..0d82d73631 100644
--- a/compiler/msvc.v
+++ b/compiler/msvc.v
@@ -301,23 +301,22 @@ pub fn (v mut V) cc_msvc() {
 	mut other_flags := []string{}
 
 	for flag in v.get_os_cflags() {
-		mut arg := flag.value
-		//println('fl: $flag.name | flag arg: $arg')
+		//println('fl: $flag.name | flag arg: $flag.value')
 
 		// We need to see if the flag contains -l
 		// -l isnt recognised and these libs will be passed straight to the linker
 		// by the compiler
 		if flag.name == '-l' {
-			if arg.ends_with('.dll') {
-				cerror('MSVC cannot link against a dll (`#flag -l $arg`)')
+			if flag.value.ends_with('.dll') {
+				cerror('MSVC cannot link against a dll (`#flag -l $flag.value`)')
 			}
 			// MSVC has no method of linking against a .dll
 			// TODO: we should look for .defs aswell
-			lib_lib := arg + '.lib'
+			lib_lib := flag.value + '.lib'
 			real_libs << lib_lib
 		}
 		else if flag.name == '-I' {
-			inc_paths << ' ' + flag.format() + ' '
+			inc_paths << flag.format()
 		}
 		else if flag.name == '-L' {
 			lib_paths << flag.value
@@ -329,18 +328,19 @@ pub fn (v mut V) cc_msvc() {
 			// as for example for glfw3, compilation with gcc would fail.
 		}
 		else if flag.value.ends_with('.o') {
-			other_flags << flag.format().replace('.o', '.obj')
+			// msvc expects .obj not .o
+			other_flags << '"${flag.value}bj"'
 		}
 		else {
-			other_flags << arg
+			other_flags << flag.value
 		}
 	}
 
 	// Include the base paths
-	a << ' -I "$r.ucrt_include_path" '
-	a << ' -I "$r.vs_include_path" '
-	a << ' -I "$r.um_include_path" '
-	a << ' -I "$r.shared_include_path" '
+	a << '-I "$r.ucrt_include_path"'
+	a << '-I "$r.vs_include_path"'
+	a << '-I "$r.um_include_path"'
+	a << '-I "$r.shared_include_path"'
 
 	a << inc_paths
 
diff --git a/thirdparty/freetype b/thirdparty/freetype
deleted file mode 160000
index e4504fd25d..0000000000
--- a/thirdparty/freetype
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Subproject commit e4504fd25d7d23797ccfef336a33491c0d654129