diff --git a/Source/CPack/cpack.cxx b/Source/CPack/cpack.cxx
index 0ba732269b..b18891858b 100644
--- a/Source/CPack/cpack.cxx
+++ b/Source/CPack/cpack.cxx
@@ -180,7 +180,6 @@ int main (int argc, char *argv[])
 {
   cmSystemTools::FindExecutableDirectory(argv[0]);
   cmCPackLog log;
-  int nocwd = 0;
 
   log.SetErrorPrefix("CPack Error: ");
   log.SetWarningPrefix("CPack Warning: ");
@@ -193,7 +192,7 @@ int main (int argc, char *argv[])
     {
     cmCPack_Log(&log, cmCPackLog::LOG_ERROR,
       "Current working directory cannot be established." << std::endl);
-    nocwd = 1;
+    return 1;
     }
 
   std::string generator;
@@ -297,7 +296,7 @@ int main (int argc, char *argv[])
    * should launch cpack using "cpackConfigFile" if it exists
    * in the current directory.
    */
-  if((doc.CheckOptions(argc, argv,"-G") || nocwd) && !(argc==1))
+  if((doc.CheckOptions(argc, argv,"-G")) && !(argc==1))
     {
       help = true;
     }
diff --git a/Source/cmakemain.cxx b/Source/cmakemain.cxx
index 11a4267536..42678419e4 100644
--- a/Source/cmakemain.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmakemain.cxx
@@ -344,19 +344,17 @@ int main(int ac, char** av)
 
 int do_cmake(int ac, char** av)
 {
-  int nocwd = 0;
-
   if ( cmSystemTools::GetCurrentWorkingDirectory().size() == 0 )
     {
     std::cerr << "Current working directory cannot be established."
               << std::endl;
-    nocwd = 1;
+    return 1;
     }
 
 #ifdef CMAKE_BUILD_WITH_CMAKE
   cmDocumentation doc;
   doc.addCMakeStandardDocSections();
-  if(doc.CheckOptions(ac, av, "-E") || nocwd)
+  if(doc.CheckOptions(ac, av, "-E"))
     {
     // Construct and print requested documentation.
     cmake hcm;
@@ -424,7 +422,7 @@ int do_cmake(int ac, char** av)
     return result;
     }
 #else
-  if ( nocwd || ac == 1 )
+  if ( ac == 1 )
     {
     std::cout <<
       "Bootstrap CMake should not be used outside CMake build process."
diff --git a/Source/ctest.cxx b/Source/ctest.cxx
index d65077748e..8de901ae86 100644
--- a/Source/ctest.cxx
+++ b/Source/ctest.cxx
@@ -273,14 +273,13 @@ int main (int argc, char *argv[])
     return cmCTestLaunch::Main(argc, argv);
     }
 
-  int nocwd = 0;
   cmCTest inst;
 
   if ( cmSystemTools::GetCurrentWorkingDirectory().size() == 0 )
     {
     cmCTestLog(&inst, ERROR_MESSAGE,
       "Current working directory cannot be established." << std::endl);
-    nocwd = 1;
+    return 1;
     }
 
   // If there is a testing input file, check for documentation options
@@ -298,7 +297,7 @@ int main (int argc, char *argv[])
       }
     cmDocumentation doc;
     doc.addCTestStandardDocSections();
-    if(doc.CheckOptions(argc, argv) || nocwd)
+    if(doc.CheckOptions(argc, argv))
       {
       // Construct and print requested documentation.
       std::vector<cmDocumentationEntry> commands;