diff --git a/usr.bin/xlint/Makefile.inc b/usr.bin/xlint/Makefile.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..5c48c6f1e6a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/usr.bin/xlint/Makefile.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#	$NetBSD: Makefile.inc,v 1.1 1997/10/20 04:28:24 lukem Exp $
+
+WARNS=	0
+
+.if exists("${.CURDIR}/../../Makefile.inc")
+.include "${.CURDIR}/../../Makefile.inc"
+.endif
diff --git a/usr.bin/xlint/xlint/Makefile b/usr.bin/xlint/xlint/Makefile
index 0d5a5a412a92..3fdc969b595e 100644
--- a/usr.bin/xlint/xlint/Makefile
+++ b/usr.bin/xlint/xlint/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#	$NetBSD: Makefile,v 1.6 1997/05/08 21:12:05 gwr Exp $
+#	$NetBSD: Makefile,v 1.7 1997/10/20 04:28:25 lukem Exp $
 
 .PATH:	${.CURDIR}/../lint1
 
@@ -9,5 +9,4 @@ MAN=	lint.1
 
 CFLAGS+=-I${.CURDIR}/../lint1
 
-.include "${.CURDIR}/../../Makefile.inc"
 .include <bsd.prog.mk>