diff --git a/etc/mk.conf b/etc/mk.conf
index e9d0c4a05..c1715c733 100644
--- a/etc/mk.conf
+++ b/etc/mk.conf
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-MAKEVERBOSE?=	1
-
 .if defined(BSD_PKG_MK) && "${PROG:U}" != "pkgin"
 .error Please use bmake for pkgsrc instead of the base system make.
 .endif
diff --git a/share/mk/bsd.own.mk b/share/mk/bsd.own.mk
index 448d098f6..6df89b897 100644
--- a/share/mk/bsd.own.mk
+++ b/share/mk/bsd.own.mk
@@ -85,12 +85,6 @@ LDS_RELOC=		${LDS_PATH}/elf_${MACHINE_ARCH}_minix.xr
 LDS_SHARED_LIB=		${LDS_PATH}/elf_${MACHINE_ARCH}_minix.xsc
 LDS_N=			${LDS_PATH}/elf_${MACHINE_ARCH}_minix.xbn
 
-# LSC In the current state there is too much to be done
-# Some package have been identified by directly adding NOGCCERROR
-# To their Makefiles
-NOGCCERROR?=	yes
-NOCLANGERROR?=	yes
-
 AFLAGS+=	-D__ASSEMBLY__
 CFLAGS+=	-fno-builtin
 
@@ -1371,7 +1365,7 @@ MAKEDIRTARGET=\
 #	3	Ignore the effect of the "@" prefix in make commands
 #	4	Trace shell commands using the shell's -x flag
 #		
-MAKEVERBOSE?=		2
+MAKEVERBOSE:=		2
 
 .if ${MAKEVERBOSE} == 0
 _MKMSG?=	@\#