diff --git a/cde/Imakefile b/cde/Imakefile
index 2fab64dc8..59f16e456 100644
--- a/cde/Imakefile
+++ b/cde/Imakefile
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ clean::
 	$(RM) -r $(BUILDINCDIR)
 	$(RM) -r $(BUILDLIBDIR)
 
-      WORLDOPTS = -k
+      WORLDOPTS = 
       MAKE_OPTS = -f xmakefile
 
 XCOMM 
diff --git a/cde/Makefile b/cde/Makefile
index 08a5234da..d2b17a6a7 100644
--- a/cde/Makefile
+++ b/cde/Makefile
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
           MV = mv
         MAKE = make
        NMAKE = nmake
-   WORLDOPTS = -k
+   WORLDOPTS = 
 WIN32WORLDOPTS = -i
          TOP = .
  CURRENT_DIR = .