diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 8b1ff0a..7a57840 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-CC=gcc
+CC?=gcc
 OBJECTS=main.o \
         buffers.o \
         fileIO.o \
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ OBJECTS=main.o \
         undo.o \
         move.o
         
-CFLAGS=-O3 -Wall
-LDFLAGS=-lncurses -O3 -Wall
+CFLAGS?=O3 -Wall
+LDFLAGS?=lncurses -O3 -Wall
 
 dav: $(OBJECTS) 
 	$(CC) $(OBJECTS) $(LDFLAGS) -o dav