diff --git a/Modules/Platform/Windows-PellesC.cmake b/Modules/Platform/Windows-PellesC.cmake
index b30c7e2475..ace812dded 100644
--- a/Modules/Platform/Windows-PellesC.cmake
+++ b/Modules/Platform/Windows-PellesC.cmake
@@ -21,4 +21,9 @@ macro(__windows_compiler_pellesc lang)
 
   set(CMAKE_${lang}_CREATE_WIN32_EXE "-subsystem:windows")
   set(CMAKE_${lang}_CREATE_CONSOLE_EXE "-subsystem:console")
+
+  if(NOT CMAKE_RC_COMPILER_INIT)
+    set(CMAKE_RC_COMPILER_INIT porc)
+  endif()
+  enable_language(RC)
 endmacro()
diff --git a/Modules/Platform/Windows-porc.cmake b/Modules/Platform/Windows-porc.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a251a132d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Modules/Platform/Windows-porc.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+set(CMAKE_RC_COMPILE_OBJECT "<CMAKE_RC_COMPILER> <DEFINES> <INCLUDES> <FLAGS> -Fo<OBJECT> <SOURCE>")
diff --git a/Tests/CMakeLists.txt b/Tests/CMakeLists.txt
index deb338eb97..8ee9d75345 100644
--- a/Tests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/Tests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -444,6 +444,7 @@ if(BUILD_TESTING)
 
   if(CMake_TEST_RESOURCES)
     ADD_TEST_MACRO(VSResource VSResource)
+    set_property(TEST VSResource APPEND PROPERTY LABELS "PellesC")
     if(CMAKE_GENERATOR MATCHES "Ninja")
       add_test_macro(VSResourceNinjaForceRSP VSResourceNinjaForceRSP)
     endif()
diff --git a/Tests/VSResource/CMakeLists.txt b/Tests/VSResource/CMakeLists.txt
index 55e924e986..62b4888d66 100644
--- a/Tests/VSResource/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/Tests/VSResource/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -13,9 +13,8 @@ message(STATUS "CMAKE_RC_COMPILER='${CMAKE_RC_COMPILER}'")
 # add_definitions is fine for simple definitions (with no spaces and no
 # quoting), but requires avoidance or work-arounds beyond that...
 
-if(CMAKE_RC_COMPILER MATCHES windres)
+if(CMAKE_RC_COMPILER MATCHES "(windres|porc)")
   # windres rc compiler does not properly define quoted /D values as strings
-  message(STATUS "CMAKE_RC_COMPILER MATCHES windres")
   add_definitions(/DCMAKE_RCDEFINE=test.txt)
   add_definitions(/DCMAKE_RCDEFINE_NO_QUOTED_STRINGS)
   if(CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR MATCHES " ")
@@ -45,10 +44,13 @@ else()
   include_directories(${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR})
 endif()
 
-add_library(ResourceLib STATIC lib.c lib.rc)
-
 add_executable(VSResource main.c test.rc)
-target_link_libraries(VSResource ResourceLib)
+
+if(NOT CMAKE_AR MATCHES "polib")
+  add_library(ResourceLib STATIC lib.c lib.rc)
+  target_link_libraries(VSResource PRIVATE ResourceLib)
+  target_compile_definitions(VSResource PRIVATE HAVE_RESOURCE_LIB)
+endif()
 
 if(MSVC AND NOT MSVC_VERSION VERSION_LESS 1600)
   set_property(SOURCE test.rc PROPERTY COMPILE_FLAGS /nologo)
diff --git a/Tests/VSResource/main.c b/Tests/VSResource/main.c
index 68078d1a8f..5a58644fa7 100644
--- a/Tests/VSResource/main.c
+++ b/Tests/VSResource/main.c
@@ -2,7 +2,9 @@
 
 #include <stdio.h>
 
+#ifdef HAVE_RESOURCE_LIB
 extern int lib(void);
+#endif
 
 struct x
 {
@@ -76,5 +78,9 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
     }
   }
 
-  return ret + lib();
+  return ret
+#ifdef HAVE_RESOURCE_LIB
+    + lib()
+#endif
+    ;
 }