diff --git a/mingw-Makefile.conf b/mingw-Makefile.conf
index 4d335c49..cdaa44fb 100644
--- a/mingw-Makefile.conf
+++ b/mingw-Makefile.conf
@@ -3,10 +3,13 @@
 # edit the paths in here
 
 # how to get pkg-config
-PKGCONFIG = $(RADIANT_DEPENDENCIES_PREFIX)/gtk/bin/pkg-config.exe
+PKGCONFIG ?= $(RADIANT_DEPENDENCIES_PREFIX)/gtk/bin/pkg-config.exe
 
 # extra utils
-PATH := $(PATH):$(RADIANT_DEPENDENCIES_PREFIX)/util/bin
+GIT ?= $(RADIANT_DEPENDENCIES_PREFIX)/util/bin/git
+WGET ?= $(RADIANT_DEPENDENCIES_PREFIX)/util/bin/wget
+SVN ?= $(RADIANT_DEPENDENCIES_PREFIX)/util/bin/svn
+UNZIPPER ?= $(RADIANT_DEPENDENCIES_PREFIX)/util/bin/unzip
 
 # use mingw32
 include mingw-Makefile.inc