diff --git a/config/CONFIG.Host.hp700 b/config/CONFIG.Host.hp700
index cbb43a0cf..00ccc6943 100644
--- a/config/CONFIG.Host.hp700
+++ b/config/CONFIG.Host.hp700
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ ACC_SLIBS_YES =
 ACC_SLIBS_NO=
 ACC_SHRLIB_CFLAGS_YES = +Z
 ACC_SHRLIB_LDFLAGS_YES = -b
+ACC_DEP_CFLAGS=+DAportable
 
 # Configure OS vendor C++ compiler
 HPCC = cc 
@@ -43,6 +44,7 @@ HPCC_SLIBS_YES =
 HPCC_SLIBS_NO=
 HPCC_SHRLIB_CFLAGS_YES = +Z
 HPCC_SHRLIB_LDFLAGS_YES = -b
+HPCC_DEP_CFLAGS=+DAportable
 
 #Old HP C++ compiler
 #CCC = CC
@@ -67,11 +69,12 @@ CCC_SHRLIB_CFLAGS_YES = +Z
 # then by searching the specified path (see below)
 CCC_SHRLIB_LDFLAGS_YES = -b
 CCC_DEPENDS_FLAG = +m
+CCC_DEP_CFLAGS=+DAportable
 
 # +DAportable causes portable object code to be created for execution
 # on different PA-Risc machines
-ARCH_DEP_CFLAGS = -D_HPUX_SOURCE -DHP_UX +DAportable
-ARCH_DEP_CXXFLAGS = -D_HPUX_SOURCE -DHP_UX +DAportable
+ARCH_DEP_CFLAGS = -D_HPUX_SOURCE -DHP_UX 
+ARCH_DEP_CXXFLAGS = -D_HPUX_SOURCE -DHP_UX
 ARCH_DEP_LDLIBS =
 ARCH_DEP_LDFLAGS = -Wl,+b$(DEFAULT_SHRLIB_SEARCH_PATH),+s