diff --git a/1996/dalbec/Makefile b/1996/dalbec/Makefile
index b12c6b967..99bf937fa 100644
--- a/1996/dalbec/Makefile
+++ b/1996/dalbec/Makefile
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ X11_INCDIR= /opt/X11/include
 # Common C compiler warnings to silence
 #
 #CSILENCE=
-CSILENCE= -Wno-logical-not-parentheses -Wno-bool-operation -Wno-uninitialized
+CSILENCE= -Wno-logical-not-parentheses -Wno-bool-operation
 
 # Common C compiler warning flags
 #
@@ -182,7 +182,6 @@ all: data ${TARGET}
 	supernova deep_magic magic charon pluto
 
 ${PROG}: ${PROG}.c
-	@echo "NOTE: This entry uses non-standard args to main() that do not work with modern compilers."
 	${CC} ${CFLAGS} $< -o $@ ${LIBS}
 
 # alternative executable
diff --git a/1996/dalbec/dalbec.c b/1996/dalbec/dalbec.c
index 0c32eebf9..aadc9d1cd 100644
--- a/1996/dalbec/dalbec.c
+++ b/1996/dalbec/dalbec.c
@@ -13,4 +13,4 @@ int cain(int I, char **O, int O0, int OO, int l)
 	:cain(I-I-I-I-I,O,I+I-I+I,I,0)
 	:cain(~!!I-!!I,O,atoi(1[O]),1,atoi(0[O]));
 }
-int main(int I, char **O) { int O0,OO,l; return cain(I,O,O0,OO,l); }
+int main(int I, char **O) { int O0=0,OO=0,l=0; return cain(I,O,O0,OO,l); }