diff --git a/harbour/ChangeLog b/harbour/ChangeLog
index f0f45b0c61..dd8c597fd1 100644
--- a/harbour/ChangeLog
+++ b/harbour/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+2001-09-05 22:45 UTC-0800 Brian Hays <bhays@abacuslaw.com>
+   * makefile.bc
+   * hb_slex.bc
+     * added defaults for ECHO and DEL macros so the make files are
+       not dependent upon definitions in
+         make_b32.bat and/or b32_slex.bat.
+
 2001-09-05 11:25 UTC-0800 Brian Hays <bhays@abacuslaw.com>
    * b32_slex.bat
    * make_b32.bat
diff --git a/harbour/hb_slex.bc b/harbour/hb_slex.bc
index 395a51bb45..bb7d9390ca 100644
--- a/harbour/hb_slex.bc
+++ b/harbour/hb_slex.bc
@@ -28,6 +28,18 @@
 
 .AUTODEPEND
 
+!if $d(ECHO)
+   # ECHO is defined.
+!else
+   ECHO=ECHO.
+!endif
+
+!if $d(DEL)
+   # DEL is defined.
+!else
+   DEL=DEL
+!endif
+
 !if $d(B16)
 
 BCC_NOSTARTUP = ""
diff --git a/harbour/makefile.bc b/harbour/makefile.bc
index 74cad56c92..6ced44ab4c 100644
--- a/harbour/makefile.bc
+++ b/harbour/makefile.bc
@@ -28,6 +28,18 @@
 
 .AUTODEPEND
 
+!if $d(ECHO)
+   # ECHO is defined.
+!else
+   ECHO=ECHO.
+!endif
+
+!if $d(DEL)
+   # DEL is defined.
+!else
+   DEL=DEL
+!endif
+
 !if $d(B16)
 
 BCC_NOSTARTUP = ""