diff --git a/CONTRIBUTORS b/CONTRIBUTORS
index 7f5acb85..7f7c265c 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTORS
+++ b/CONTRIBUTORS
@@ -1037,6 +1037,7 @@ Rolf Ahrenberg <rahrenbe@cc.hut.fi>
  for implementing cDevice::CloseFilter()
  for some fixes to PLUGINS.html
  for fixing handling CONFDIR
+ for updating the Makefile of the skincurses plugin
 
 Ralf Klueber <ralf.klueber@vodafone.com>
  for reporting a bug in cutting a recording if there is only a single editing mark
diff --git a/HISTORY b/HISTORY
index 0605f801..91813dba 100644
--- a/HISTORY
+++ b/HISTORY
@@ -5568,3 +5568,4 @@ Video Disk Recorder Revision History
 
 - Fixed the Play function in the pictures plugin.
 - Updated the Finnish OSD texts (thanks to Rolf Ahrenberg).
+- Updated the Makefile of the skincurses plugin (thanks to Rolf Ahrenberg).
diff --git a/PLUGINS/src/skincurses/HISTORY b/PLUGINS/src/skincurses/HISTORY
index 34efba9c..e5bfa49d 100644
--- a/PLUGINS/src/skincurses/HISTORY
+++ b/PLUGINS/src/skincurses/HISTORY
@@ -61,3 +61,7 @@ VDR Plugin 'skincurses' Revision History
 2007-08-26: Version 0.1.4
 
 - Adapted to the new Level parameter of cOsd.
+
+2008-01-19:
+
+- Updated the Makefile of the skincurses plugin (thanks to Rolf Ahrenberg).
diff --git a/PLUGINS/src/skincurses/Makefile b/PLUGINS/src/skincurses/Makefile
index 17f8540c..4dc4e28a 100644
--- a/PLUGINS/src/skincurses/Makefile
+++ b/PLUGINS/src/skincurses/Makefile
@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
 #
 # Makefile for a Video Disk Recorder plugin
 #
-# $Id: Makefile 1.14 2007/11/04 10:52:13 kls Exp $
+# $Id: Makefile 1.15 2008/01/19 11:40:33 kls Exp $
 
 # The official name of this plugin.
 # This name will be used in the '-P...' option of VDR to load the plugin.
 # By default the main source file also carries this name.
+# IMPORTANT: the presence of this macro is important for the Make.config
+# file. So it must be defined, even if it is not used here!
 #
 PLUGIN = skincurses
 
@@ -16,7 +18,7 @@ VERSION = $(shell grep 'static const char \*VERSION *=' $(PLUGIN).c | awk '{ pri
 ### The C++ compiler and options:
 
 CXX      ?= g++
-CXXFLAGS ?= -fPIC -g -O2 -Wall -Woverloaded-virtual
+CXXFLAGS ?= -fPIC -g -O2 -Wall -Woverloaded-virtual -Wno-parentheses
 
 ### The directory environment:
 
@@ -56,9 +58,9 @@ all: libvdr-$(PLUGIN).so i18n
 %.o: %.c
 	$(CXX) $(CXXFLAGS) -c $(DEFINES) $(INCLUDES) $<
 
-# Dependencies:
+### Dependencies:
 
-MAKEDEP = g++ -MM -MG
+MAKEDEP = $(CXX) -MM -MG
 DEPFILE = .dependencies
 $(DEPFILE): Makefile
 	@$(MAKEDEP) $(DEFINES) $(INCLUDES) $(OBJS:%.o=%.c) > $@
@@ -88,7 +90,7 @@ $(I18Nmsgs): $(LOCALEDIR)/%/LC_MESSAGES/vdr-$(PLUGIN).mo: $(PODIR)/%.mo
 	cp $< $@
 
 .PHONY: i18n
-i18n: $(I18Nmsgs)
+i18n: $(I18Nmsgs) $(I18Npot)
 
 ### Targets:
 
@@ -105,5 +107,4 @@ dist: clean
 	@echo Distribution package created as $(PACKAGE).tgz
 
 clean:
-	@-rm -f $(PODIR)/*.mo $(PODIR)/*.pot
-	@-rm -f $(OBJS) $(DEPFILE) *.so *.tgz core* *~
+	@-rm -f $(OBJS) $(DEPFILE) *.so *.tgz core* *~ $(PODIR)/*.mo $(PODIR)/*.pot