diff --git a/build.bat b/build.bat
index f638dfc..d46de25 100644
--- a/build.bat
+++ b/build.bat
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ if not exist config.bat goto abort
 
 call config.bat
 :-if "%LAST%" == "" goto noenv
-set dos4g=quiet
 
 :-----------------------------------------------------------------------
 :- following is command line handling
diff --git a/buildall.bat b/buildall.bat
index 61356d5..64cfe25 100644
--- a/buildall.bat
+++ b/buildall.bat
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ set onerror=if not "%XERROR%" == "" goto daswarwohlnix
 :***** MSCL kernels
 
 call config.bat
-set dos4g=quiet
 
 if "%MS_BASE%" == "" goto no_ms
 call build -r msc 386 fat16
diff --git a/ci_build.sh b/ci_build.sh
index 582d15b..fbbd573 100755
--- a/ci_build.sh
+++ b/ci_build.sh
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ git clean -x -d -f -e test -e _output -e _downloads -e _watcom
   echo set XUPX=upx --8086 --best
   echo set OLDPATH=%PATH%
   echo set PATH='%WATCOM%\\binw;C:\\bin;%OLDPATH%'
+  echo set DOS4G=QUIET
 } | unix2dos > config.bat
 
 dosemu -td -q -K . -E "build.bat"
diff --git a/config.b b/config.b
index 09c797c..fd8ebf5 100644
--- a/config.b
+++ b/config.b
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ set BC3_BASE=c:\bc
 :- if not \%WATCOM% == \ goto watcom_defined
 :- set WATCOM=c:\watcom
 :- set PATH=%PATH%;%WATCOM%\binw
+:- set DOS4G=QUIET
 :watcom_defined
 
 :-**********************************************************************