diff --git a/util/ego/descr/Makefile b/util/ego/descr/Makefile
index 8ffec37a8..35b33935d 100644
--- a/util/ego/descr/Makefile
+++ b/util/ego/descr/Makefile
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ CPP=$(EMLIB)/cpp
 LDFLAGS=-i
 CPPFLAGS=-DVERBOSE -DNOTCOMPACT
 CFLAGS=$(CPPFLAGS) -O
-LINTFLAGS=-phbac
+LINTFLAGS=-hbac
 
 SOURCES = i86.descr m68k2.descr pdp.descr vax4.descr m68k4.descr m68020.descr
 
diff --git a/util/ego/share/Makefile b/util/ego/share/Makefile
index a2a3f0900..0a13dd620 100644
--- a/util/ego/share/Makefile
+++ b/util/ego/share/Makefile
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ SHARE=../share
 LDFLAGS=-i
 CPPFLAGS=-DVERBOSE -DNOTCOMPACT
 CFLAGS=$(CPPFLAGS) -O
-LINTFLAGS=-phbac
+LINTFLAGS=-hbac
 
 SRC=\
 types.h def.h debug.h debug.c global.h global.c files.h files.c go.h go.c\