diff --git a/apps/webserver/Makefile.webserver b/apps/webserver/Makefile.webserver
index 1961da250..37256c330 100644
--- a/apps/webserver/Makefile.webserver
+++ b/apps/webserver/Makefile.webserver
@@ -5,12 +5,13 @@ webserver_dsc = webserver-dsc.c
 #Run makefsdata to regenerate httpd-fsdata.c when web content has been edited. This requires PERL.
 #  Note: Deleting files or transferring pages from makefsdata.ignore will not trigger this rule
 #        when there is no change in modification dates.
-$(CONTIKI)/apps/webserver/httpd-fsdata.c : $(CONTIKI)/apps/webserver/httpd-fs/*.*
-	$(CONTIKI)/tools/makefsdata -d $(CONTIKI)/apps/webserver/httpd-fs -o $(CONTIKI)/apps/webserver/httpd-fsdata.c
+#TODO: cygwin doesn't mind this, most other compilers complain about overriding commands for these targets.
+#$(CONTIKI)/apps/webserver/httpd-fsdata.c : $(CONTIKI)/apps/webserver/httpd-fs/*.*
+#	$(CONTIKI)/tools/makefsdata -d $(CONTIKI)/apps/webserver/httpd-fs -o $(CONTIKI)/apps/webserver/httpd-fsdata.c
 	
 #Rebuild httpd-fs.c when makefsdata has changed httpd-fsdata.c
-$(CONTIKI)/apps/webserver/httpd-fs.c: $(CONTIKI)/apps/webserver/httpd-fsdata.c
-	touch $(CONTIKI)/apps/webserver/httpd-fs.c
+#$(CONTIKI)/apps/webserver/httpd-fs.c: $(CONTIKI)/apps/webserver/httpd-fsdata.c
+#	touch $(CONTIKI)/apps/webserver/httpd-fs.c
 
 #$(CONTIKI)/apps/webserver/http-strings.c: $(CONTIKI)/apps/webserver/http-strings
 #	cd $(CONTIKI)/apps/webserver/; $(CONTIKI)/tools/makestrings $<