diff --git a/src/options.c b/src/options.c
index cd2a60710..c95ce0731 100644
--- a/src/options.c
+++ b/src/options.c
@@ -3412,11 +3412,6 @@ boolean tinitial, tfrom_file;
         return retval;
     }
 #endif /* NO_TERMS */
-        } else if ((opts = string_for_env_opt(fullname, opts, FALSE))
-                                              == empty_optstr) {
-            return FALSE;
-        }
-    }
 #endif /* MSDOS */
 
     /* WINCAP
diff --git a/sys/msdos/Makefile1.cross b/sys/msdos/Makefile1.cross
index e8bae64b9..9105341f4 100644
--- a/sys/msdos/Makefile1.cross
+++ b/sys/msdos/Makefile1.cross
@@ -439,7 +439,7 @@ $(U)tilemap: $(HOST_O)tilemap.o
 	$(HOST_LINK) $(LFLAGS) -o$@ $(HOST_O)tilemap.o
 
 $(HOST_O)tilemap.o: $(WSHR)/tilemap.c $(HACK_H) $(TILE_H)
-	$(HOST_CC) $(cflags) -I$(WSHR) -I$(MSYS) -o$@ $(WSHR)/tilemap.c
+	$(HOST_CC) $(cflags) -I$(WSHR) -I$(MSYS) -DSTATUES_LOOK_LIKE_MONSTERS -o$@ $(WSHR)/tilemap.c
 
 
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