diff --git a/Tests/SubDirSpaces/CMakeLists.txt b/Tests/SubDirSpaces/CMakeLists.txt
index d054b6462..fb04f837d 100644
--- a/Tests/SubDirSpaces/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/Tests/SubDirSpaces/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -7,7 +7,20 @@ ENDIF("${CMAKE_SYSTEM}" MATCHES "IRIX|QNX")
 
 # be able to see output from make on dashboards
 SET(CMAKE_VERBOSE_MAKEFILE 1)
-SUBDIRS("Executable Sources" "Some(x86) Sources" EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL "Some Examples")
+message("${CMAKE_MAKE_PROGRAM}")
+set(CMAKE_PAREN TRUE)
+IF("${CMAKE_MAKE_PROGRAM}" MATCHES "wmake")
+  message("wmake does not support () in path")
+  set(CMAKE_PAREN FALSE)
+ENDIF("${CMAKE_MAKE_PROGRAM}" MATCHES "wmake")
+
+IF(CMAKE_PAREN)
+  ADD_DEFINITIONS(-DCMAKE_PAREN=1)
+  SUBDIRS("Executable Sources" "Some(x86) Sources" EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL "Some Examples")
+ELSE(CMAKE_PAREN)
+  SUBDIRS("Executable Sources" EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL "Some Examples")
+ENDIF(CMAKE_PAREN)
+
 WRITE_FILE(${SUBDIR_BINARY_DIR}/ShouldBeHere "This file should exist.")
 #WATCOM WMAKE does not support + in the name of a file!
 IF(WATCOM)
@@ -49,5 +62,7 @@ ELSE(WATCOM)
     vcl_algorithm+vcl_pair+double.foo.c)
 ENDIF(WATCOM)  
 ADD_EXECUTABLE(TestWithAuxSourceDir ${SOURCES})
-target_link_libraries(TestWithAuxSourceDir testOddPath)
+IF(CMAKE_PAREN)
+  target_link_libraries(TestWithAuxSourceDir testOddPath)
+ENDIF(CMAKE_PAREN)
 
diff --git a/Tests/SubDirSpaces/ThirdSubDir/testfromauxsubdir.c b/Tests/SubDirSpaces/ThirdSubDir/testfromauxsubdir.c
index b6d6b8650..fa6c33ced 100644
--- a/Tests/SubDirSpaces/ThirdSubDir/testfromauxsubdir.c
+++ b/Tests/SubDirSpaces/ThirdSubDir/testfromauxsubdir.c
@@ -4,12 +4,16 @@ void secondone();
 void pair_stuff();
 void pair_p_stuff();
 void vcl_stuff();
+#ifdef CMAKE_PAREN
 void testOdd();
+#endif
 int main()
 {
   printf("Hello from subdirectory\n");
   secondone();
+#ifdef CMAKE_PAREN
   testOdd();
+#endif
   pair_stuff();
   pair_p_stuff();
   vcl_stuff();