diff --git a/src/Makefile b/src/Makefile
index b417a38e..171225dc 100644
--- a/src/Makefile
+++ b/src/Makefile
@@ -60,7 +60,8 @@
 #     Compile with GCC 4.6x version, add 'GCC46=1'
 #     Compile a profile version, add 'PROFILEMODE=1'
 #     Compile a debug version, add 'DEBUGMODE=1'
-#     Compile with extra warnings, add 'WARNINGMODE=1'
+#     Compile with less warnings, add 'RELAXWARNINGS=1'
+#     Generate compiler errors for most compiler warnings, add 'ERRORMODE=1'
 #     Compile without NASM's tmap.nas, add 'NOASM=1'
 #     Compile without 3D hardware support, add 'NOHW=1'
 #     Compile with GDBstubs, add 'RDB=1'
diff --git a/src/Makefile.cfg b/src/Makefile.cfg
index dcbbe027..e45265ca 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.cfg
+++ b/src/Makefile.cfg
@@ -214,10 +214,7 @@ WFLAGS=-Wall
 ifndef GCC295
 #WFLAGS+=-Wno-packed
 endif
-ifdef ERRORMODE
-WARNINGMODE=1
-endif
-ifdef WARNINGMODE
+ifndef RELAXWARNINGS
  WFLAGS+=-W
 #WFLAGS+=-Wno-sign-compare
 ifndef GCC295