diff --git a/descrip.mms b/descrip.mms
index eb25362d..575a1c89 100644
--- a/descrip.mms
+++ b/descrip.mms
@@ -166,13 +166,13 @@ BLD_DIR = SYS$DISK:[.BIN.VMS.LIB.BLD-$(ARCH)]
   @ IF "".NES."''CC'" THEN DELETE/SYMBOL/GLOBAL CC
   @ IF ((F$GETSYI("ARCH_NAME").EQS."Alpha").AND.(F$GETSYI("VERSION").LTS."V8.0").AND.("$(NOASYNCH)".EQS."")) THEN WRITE SYS$OUTPUT "*** WARNING **** Build should be invoked with /MACRO=NOASYNCH=1 on this platform"
   @ IF ((F$GETSYI("ARCH_NAME").EQS."Alpha").AND.(F$GETSYI("VERSION").LTS."V8.0").AND.("$(NOASYNCH)".EQS."")) THEN EXIT %x10000000
-  @ IF (F$GETSYI("ARCH_NAME").EQS."Alpha") THEN DEFINE/USER SYS$OUTPUT CC_VERSION.DAT
-  @ IF (F$GETSYI("ARCH_NAME").EQS."Alpha") THEN CC/VERSION
-  @ IF (F$GETSYI("ARCH_NAME").EQS."Alpha") THEN OPEN /READ VERSION CC_VERSION.DAT
-  @ IF (F$GETSYI("ARCH_NAME").EQS."Alpha") THEN READ VERSION CC_VERSION
-  @ IF (F$GETSYI("ARCH_NAME").EQS."Alpha") THEN CLOSE VERSION
-  @ IF (F$GETSYI("ARCH_NAME").EQS."Alpha") THEN DELETE CC_VERSION.DAT;
-  @ IF (F$GETSYI("ARCH_NAME").EQS."Alpha") THEN CC_VERSION = F$ELEMENT(2," ",CC_VERSION)
+  @ DEFINE/USER SYS$OUTPUT CC_VERSION.DAT
+  @ CC/VERSION
+  @ OPEN /READ VERSION CC_VERSION.DAT
+  @ READ VERSION CC_VERSION
+  @ CLOSE VERSION
+  @ DELETE CC_VERSION.DAT;
+  @ CC_VERSION = F$ELEMENT(2," ",CC_VERSION)
   @ IF ((F$GETSYI("ARCH_NAME").EQS."Alpha").AND.(CC_VERSION.LTS."V6.5-001").AND.("$(NONETWORK)".EQS."")) THEN WRITE SYS$OUTPUT "*** WARNING **** C Compiler is: ''CC_VERSION'"
   @ IF ((F$GETSYI("ARCH_NAME").EQS."Alpha").AND.(CC_VERSION.LTS."V6.5-001").AND.("$(NONETWORK)".EQS."").AND.(F$GETSYI("VERSION").GES."V8.0")) THEN WRITE SYS$OUTPUT "*** WARNING **** Build should be invoked with /MACRO=NONETWORK=1 with this compiler"
   @ IF ((F$GETSYI("ARCH_NAME").EQS."Alpha").AND.(CC_VERSION.LTS."V6.5-001").AND.("$(NONETWORK)".EQS."").AND.(F$GETSYI("VERSION").LTS."V8.0")) THEN WRITE SYS$OUTPUT "*** WARNING **** Build should be invoked with /MACRO=(NONETWORK=1,NOASYNCH=1) with this compiler"
@@ -215,9 +215,9 @@ PCAP_VCM_SOURCES = $(PCAP_VCMDIR)PCAPVCM.C,$(PCAP_VCMDIR)PCAPVCM_INIT.MAR,\
 		   $(PCAP_VCMDIR)VCI_JACKET.MAR,$(PCAP_VCMDIR)VCMUTIL.C
 PCAP_VCI = SYS$COMMON:[SYS$LDR]PCAPVCM.EXE
 
-# PCAP is not available on OpenVMS VAX or IA64 right now
+# PCAP is not available on OpenVMS VAX
 #
-.IFDEF MMSALPHA
+.IFDEF ALPHA_OR_IA64
 .IFDEF NONETWORK
 # Network Capabilities disabled
 .ELSE