diff --git a/icu4c/source/data/makedata.dsp b/icu4c/source/data/makedata.dsp
index 97436ec6372..9fe2ce254a6 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/data/makedata.dsp
+++ b/icu4c/source/data/makedata.dsp
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ SOURCE=.\locales\resfiles.mk
# End Source File
# Begin Source File
-SOURCE=..\test\testdata\testdata.mk
+SOURCE=..\test\testdata\testdata.mak
# End Source File
# Begin Source File
diff --git a/icu4c/source/data/makedata.vcproj b/icu4c/source/data/makedata.vcproj
index a356c0f77d0..620c6bc4730 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/data/makedata.vcproj
+++ b/icu4c/source/data/makedata.vcproj
@@ -57,11 +57,14 @@
+
+
+ RelativePath="..\test\testdata\testdata.mak">
diff --git a/icu4c/source/test/testdata/testdata.mk b/icu4c/source/test/testdata/testdata.mak
similarity index 100%
rename from icu4c/source/test/testdata/testdata.mk
rename to icu4c/source/test/testdata/testdata.mak