diff --git a/cde/config/cf/linux.cf b/cde/config/cf/linux.cf
index b140fb2cd..c277ce986 100644
--- a/cde/config/cf/linux.cf
+++ b/cde/config/cf/linux.cf
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ XCOMM binutils:  (LinuxBinUtilsMajorVersion)
 #define SetTtyGroup		YES
 
 #define CcCmd			gcc -g -pipe
-#define CplusplusCmd		g++ -g -pipe -fpermissive 
+#define CplusplusCmd		g++ -g -pipe -fpermissive
 #define AsCmd			as
 #define LdCmd			ld
 
@@ -169,6 +169,8 @@ XCOMM binutils:  (LinuxBinUtilsMajorVersion)
 #define HasPlugin		YES
 #define VendorHasX11R6_3libXext	YES	/* XC or XFree86 3.3.1 */
 #endif
+/* add this to void screenfuls of warnings from makedepend */
+#define DependFlags -I/usr/include/i386-linux-gnu
 #endif /* i386Architecture */
 
 #ifdef AMD64Architecture
@@ -181,6 +183,8 @@ XCOMM binutils:  (LinuxBinUtilsMajorVersion)
 #define HasPlugin		YES
 #define VendorHasX11R6_3libXext	YES	/* XC or XFree86 3.3.1 */
 #endif
+/* add this to void screenfuls of warnings from makedepend */
+#define DependFlags -I/usr/include/x86_64-linux-gnu
 #endif /* AMD64Architecture */
 
 #ifdef PpcArchitecture