diff --git a/SCons/Config/default b/SCons/Config/default
index 77eb550b..410bf4db 100644
--- a/SCons/Config/default
+++ b/SCons/Config/default
@@ -28,6 +28,10 @@ plugin_env = defenv.Copy(no_import_lib = 1)
 
 util_env = defenv.Copy()
 
+### cross-platform util environment
+
+cp_util_env = util_env.Copy()
+
 # return
 
-Return('stub_env makensis_env plugin_env util_env')
+Return('stub_env makensis_env plugin_env util_env cp_util_env')
diff --git a/SCons/Config/gnu b/SCons/Config/gnu
index b964292d..2ab52490 100644
--- a/SCons/Config/gnu
+++ b/SCons/Config/gnu
@@ -70,19 +70,23 @@ plugin_env.Append(LINKFLAGS = '-mwindows')        # build windows executables
 plugin_env.Append(LINKFLAGS = '$ALIGN_FLAG')      # 512 bytes align
 plugin_env.Append(LINKFLAGS = '$MAP_FLAG')        # generate map file
 
+### cross-platform util environment
+
+cp_util_env = defenv.Copy()
+
+cp_util_env.Append(CCFLAGS = '-O2')                  # optimize
+cp_util_env.Append(CCFLAGS = '-Wall')                # all warnings
+
+cp_util_env.Append(LINKFLAGS = '-s')                 # strip
+cp_util_env.Append(LINKFLAGS = '$ALIGN_FLAG')        # 512 bytes align
+cp_util_env.Append(LINKFLAGS = '$MAP_FLAG')          # generate map file
+
 ### util environment
 
-util_env = defenv.Copy()
+util_env = cp_util_env.Copy()
 cross_env(util_env)
 
-util_env.Append(CCFLAGS = '-O2')                  # optimize
-util_env.Append(CCFLAGS = '-Wall')                # all warnings
-
-util_env.Append(LINKFLAGS = '-s')                 # strip
 util_env.Append(LINKFLAGS = '-mwindows')          # build windows executables
-util_env.Append(LINKFLAGS = '$ALIGN_FLAG')        # 512 bytes align
-util_env.Append(LINKFLAGS = '$MAP_FLAG')          # generate map file
-
 
 ### weird GCC requirements
 
@@ -164,4 +168,4 @@ conf.Finish()
 
 ### return
 
-Return('stub_env makensis_env plugin_env util_env')
+Return('stub_env makensis_env plugin_env util_env cp_util_env')
diff --git a/SCons/Config/ms b/SCons/Config/ms
index 8a957599..a61ee7ec 100644
--- a/SCons/Config/ms
+++ b/SCons/Config/ms
@@ -66,6 +66,10 @@ util_env.Append(CCFLAGS = '/W3')              # level 3 warnings
 util_env.Append(LINKFLAGS = '/opt:nowin98')   # 512 bytes align
 util_env.Append(LINKFLAGS = '$MAP_FLAG')      # generate map file
 
+### cross-platform util environment
+
+cp_util_env = util_env.Copy()
+
 # return
 
-Return('stub_env makensis_env plugin_env util_env')
+Return('stub_env makensis_env plugin_env util_env cp_util_env')
diff --git a/SConstruct b/SConstruct
index 84cb6e16..0b251c76 100644
--- a/SConstruct
+++ b/SConstruct
@@ -185,6 +185,7 @@ stub_env = envs[0]
 makensis_env = envs[1]
 plugin_env = envs[2]
 util_env = envs[3]
+cp_util_env = envs[4]
 
 ######################################################################
 #######  Aliases                                                   ###
@@ -365,8 +366,11 @@ for plugin in plugins:
 def BuildUtil(target, source, libs, entry = None, res = None, 
               resources = None, defines = None, flags = None,
               nodeflib = False, install = None, install_as = None,
-              examples = None, docs = None):
-	env = util_env.Copy()
+              examples = None, docs = None, cross_platform = False):
+	if not cross_platform:
+		env = util_env.Copy()
+	else:
+		env = cp_util_env.Copy()
 
 	AddEnvStandardFlags(env, defines, flags, entry, nodeflib)