diff --git a/Include/osdefs.h b/Include/osdefs.h
index 0c279f27767..8a6b741f7ac 100644
--- a/Include/osdefs.h
+++ b/Include/osdefs.h
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
 #define DELIM '\n'
 #endif
 
-#if defined(MSDOS) || defined(NT) || defined(__BORLANDC__)
+#if defined(MSDOS) || defined(NT) || defined(__BORLANDC__) || defined(__WATCOMC__)
 #define SEP '\\'
 #define MAXPATHLEN 256
 #define DELIM ';'