diff --git a/closed/make/modules/openjceplus/Lib.gmk b/closed/make/modules/openjceplus/Lib.gmk
index c8aa3fde21a..921fe161e50 100644
--- a/closed/make/modules/openjceplus/Lib.gmk
+++ b/closed/make/modules/openjceplus/Lib.gmk
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ include LibCommon.gmk
 ifeq (true,$(BUILD_OPENJCEPLUS))
 
 # Identify the desired JGSKIT target platform.
+EXPORT_COMPILER_ENV_VARS :=
 OPENJCEPLUS_JDK := $(JDK_OUTPUTDIR)
 OPENJCEPLUS_GSKIT_HOME := $(OPENJCEPLUS_TOPDIR)/ock/jgsk_sdk
 OPENJCEPLUS_HEADER_FILES := $(SUPPORT_OUTPUTDIR)/headers/openjceplus
@@ -30,7 +31,6 @@ OPENJCEPLUS_JCE_CLASSPATH := $(JDK_OUTPUTDIR)/modules/openjceplus:$(JDK_OUTPUTDI
 OPENJCEPLUS_JGSKIT_MAKE := jgskit.mak
 OPENJCEPLUS_JGSKIT_MAKE_PATH := $(OPENJCEPLUS_TOPDIR)/src/main/native
 OPENJCEPLUS_JGSKIT_PLATFORM :=
-OPENJCEPLUS_VS_LIB :=
 
 ifeq ($(call isTargetOs, aix), true)
   OPENJCEPLUS_JGSKIT_PLATFORM := ppc-aix64
@@ -44,13 +44,13 @@ else ifeq ($(call isTargetOs, linux), true)
   endif
 else ifeq ($(call isTargetOs, windows), true)
   ifeq ($(call isTargetCpu, x86_64), true)
+    EXPORT_COMPILER_ENV_VARS := LIB='$(OPENJ9_VS_LIB)'
     OPENJCEPLUS_JDK := $(call MixedPath,$(OPENJCEPLUS_JDK))
     OPENJCEPLUS_GSKIT_HOME := $(call MixedPath,$(OPENJCEPLUS_GSKIT_HOME))
     OPENJCEPLUS_HEADER_FILES := $(call MixedPath,$(OPENJCEPLUS_HEADER_FILES))
     OPENJCEPLUS_JCE_CLASSPATH := "$(call MixedPath,$(JDK_OUTPUTDIR)/modules/openjceplus);$(call MixedPath,$(JDK_OUTPUTDIR)/modules/java.base)"
     OPENJCEPLUS_JGSKIT_MAKE := jgskit.win64.mak
     OPENJCEPLUS_JGSKIT_PLATFORM := win64
-    OPENJCEPLUS_VS_LIB := LIB='$(OPENJ9_VS_LIB)'
   endif
 endif
 
@@ -62,18 +62,18 @@ endif # OPENJCEPLUS_JGSKIT_PLATFORM
 
 compile-libs :
 	@$(ECHO) Compiling OpenJCEPlus native code
-	export \
-			GSKIT_HOME=$(OPENJCEPLUS_GSKIT_HOME) \
-			JAVA_HOME=$(OPENJCEPLUS_JDK) \
-			JCE_CLASSPATH=$(OPENJCEPLUS_JCE_CLASSPATH) \
-			$(OPENJCEPLUS_VS_LIB) \
-			PLATFORM=$(OPENJCEPLUS_JGSKIT_PLATFORM) \
-		&& $(MAKE) \
-			-C $(OPENJCEPLUS_JGSKIT_MAKE_PATH) \
-			-f $(OPENJCEPLUS_JGSKIT_MAKE) \
-			OPENJCEPLUS_HEADER_FILES=$(OPENJCEPLUS_HEADER_FILES) \
-      EXTERNAL_HEADERS=true \
-			all
+  $(EXPORT_COMPILER_ENV_VARS) \
+	$(MAKE) \
+		-C $(OPENJCEPLUS_JGSKIT_MAKE_PATH) \
+		-f $(OPENJCEPLUS_JGSKIT_MAKE) \
+		EXTERNAL_HEADERS=true \
+		GSKIT_HOME=$(OPENJCEPLUS_GSKIT_HOME) \
+		JAVA_HOME=$(OPENJCEPLUS_JDK) \
+		JCE_CLASSPATH=$(OPENJCEPLUS_JCE_CLASSPATH) \
+		OPENJCEPLUS_HEADER_FILES=$(OPENJCEPLUS_HEADER_FILES) \
+		$(OPENJCEPLUS_VS_LIB) \
+		PLATFORM=$(OPENJCEPLUS_JGSKIT_PLATFORM) \
+		all
 	@$(ECHO) OpenJCEplus compile complete
 
 TARGETS += compile-libs