diff --git a/basename.c b/basename.c
index da0b7ecc3..e98197dd4 100644
--- a/basename.c
+++ b/basename.c
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@
  *
  */
 
+/* getopt not needed */
+
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include "busybox.h"
 #include <string.h>
diff --git a/chvt.c b/chvt.c
index c4b3639df..c76e9c780 100644
--- a/chvt.c
+++ b/chvt.c
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@
  *
  * busyboxed by Erik Andersen
  */
+
+/* getopt not needed */
+
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <fcntl.h>
diff --git a/console-tools/chvt.c b/console-tools/chvt.c
index c4b3639df..c76e9c780 100644
--- a/console-tools/chvt.c
+++ b/console-tools/chvt.c
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@
  *
  * busyboxed by Erik Andersen
  */
+
+/* getopt not needed */
+
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <fcntl.h>
diff --git a/coreutils/basename.c b/coreutils/basename.c
index da0b7ecc3..e98197dd4 100644
--- a/coreutils/basename.c
+++ b/coreutils/basename.c
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@
  *
  */
 
+/* getopt not needed */
+
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include "busybox.h"
 #include <string.h>
diff --git a/coreutils/dirname.c b/coreutils/dirname.c
index 7f191c1b9..8313e99c6 100644
--- a/coreutils/dirname.c
+++ b/coreutils/dirname.c
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@
  *
  */
 
+/* getopt not needed */
+
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
diff --git a/coreutils/expr.c b/coreutils/expr.c
index 3b454bd3a..10aaa6be1 100644
--- a/coreutils/expr.c
+++ b/coreutils/expr.c
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@
  * One function can handle multiple operators all of equal precedence,
  * provided they all associate ((x op x) op x). */
 
+/* no getopt needed */
+
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
diff --git a/dirname.c b/dirname.c
index 7f191c1b9..8313e99c6 100644
--- a/dirname.c
+++ b/dirname.c
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@
  *
  */
 
+/* getopt not needed */
+
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
diff --git a/expr.c b/expr.c
index 3b454bd3a..10aaa6be1 100644
--- a/expr.c
+++ b/expr.c
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@
  * One function can handle multiple operators all of equal precedence,
  * provided they all associate ((x op x) op x). */
 
+/* no getopt needed */
+
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
diff --git a/free.c b/free.c
index 41e872d12..2e34a972c 100644
--- a/free.c
+++ b/free.c
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@
  *
  */
 
+/* getopt not needed */
+
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
diff --git a/procps/free.c b/procps/free.c
index 41e872d12..2e34a972c 100644
--- a/procps/free.c
+++ b/procps/free.c
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@
  *
  */
 
+/* getopt not needed */
+
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
diff --git a/procps/uptime.c b/procps/uptime.c
index 64df194f4..6758d959e 100644
--- a/procps/uptime.c
+++ b/procps/uptime.c
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@
  * of BB_FEATURE_UTMP_SUPPORT #define
  */
 
+/* getopt not needed */
+
 
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <time.h>
diff --git a/uptime.c b/uptime.c
index 64df194f4..6758d959e 100644
--- a/uptime.c
+++ b/uptime.c
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@
  * of BB_FEATURE_UTMP_SUPPORT #define
  */
 
+/* getopt not needed */
+
 
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <time.h>