diff --git a/src/template/aix_42 b/src/template/aix_42
index 9d70c7de62..021dfce748 100644
--- a/src/template/aix_42
+++ b/src/template/aix_42
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 AROPT:crs
+# -qhalt=w  re-add when ecpg is fixed, bjm 2000-04-17
 CFLAGS:-qmaxmem=16384 -qsrcmsg -qlanglvl=extended -qlonglong
 SHARED_LIB:-lc
 ALL: