diff --git a/harbour/makefile.bc b/harbour/makefile.bc
index 2bffab8b82..4485fafd36 100644
--- a/harbour/makefile.bc
+++ b/harbour/makefile.bc
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ HBMAKE_DIR   = utils\hbmake
 # C compiler definition and C flags. These should never have to change.
 #
 
-CFLAGS         = -I$(INCLUDE_DIR) -d $(C_USR) $(CFLAGS) -v -y
+CFLAGS         = -I$(INCLUDE_DIR) -d $(C_USR) $(CFLAGS)
 CLIBFLAGS      = -c $(CFLAGS) $(CLIBFLAGS)
 CLIBFLAGSDEBUG = -v $(CLIBFLAGS)
 HARBOURFLAGS   = -i$(INCLUDE_DIR) -n -q0 -w -es2 -gc0 $(PRG_USR) $(HARBOURFLAGS)