diff --git a/cde/config/cf/FreeBSD.cf b/cde/config/cf/FreeBSD.cf
index e327e3fa7..7a2bb7b50 100644
--- a/cde/config/cf/FreeBSD.cf
+++ b/cde/config/cf/FreeBSD.cf
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ USE_GCC = UseGcc
 #ifndef DefaultGcc2i386Opt
 #if OSMajorVersion > 2 || (OSMajorVersion == 2 && OSMinorVersion > 1) || (OSMajorVersion == 2 && OSMinorVersion == 1 && OSTeenyVersion >= 5)
 #define DefaultGcc2i386Opt -O2 -fno-strict-aliasing -Wno-write-strings \
-        -Wno-unused-result -Wno-deprecated-register
+        -Wno-unused-result
 #endif
 #endif
 
diff --git a/cde/config/cf/OpenBSD.cf b/cde/config/cf/OpenBSD.cf
index add7c29e3..825141883 100644
--- a/cde/config/cf/OpenBSD.cf
+++ b/cde/config/cf/OpenBSD.cf
@@ -1051,7 +1051,7 @@ CXXDEPENDINCLUDE != CcCmd -v -x c++ /dev/null -fsyntax-only \
 #endif
 
 #if !defined(GccWarningOptions)
-# define GccWarningOptions 		-Wpointer-arith -Wno-unused -Wno-write-strings -Wno-switch -Wno-unused-result -Wno-deprecated-register
+# define GccWarningOptions 		-Wpointer-arith -Wno-unused -Wno-write-strings -Wno-switch -Wno-unused-result
 #endif
 
 #define TtClientLibs $(TTLIB) $(XTOOLLIB) $(XLIB)