diff --git a/cde/databases/Imakefile b/cde/databases/Imakefile
index 845e2ee44..d7403a097 100644
--- a/cde/databases/Imakefile
+++ b/cde/databases/Imakefile
@@ -195,6 +195,8 @@ clean::
 
 #if defined UTF8_NLS_SUPPORT
 # define UTF8_NLS_SUPPORT_OPT -DUTF8_NLS_SUPPORT
+#else
+# define UTF8_NLS_SUPPORT_OPT /**/
 #endif
 
 /*