--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -9,12 +9,10 @@
 GTK_INCLUDE = $(shell pkg-config gtk+-2.0 --cflags)
 GTK_LIB = $(shell pkg-config gtk+-2.0 --libs)
 
-FLAGS = -O2 -Wall -fPIC $(GTK_INCLUDE)
+FLAGS = -fPIC $(GTK_INCLUDE)
 LIBS = $(GTK_LIB)
 
-LFLAGS = -shared
-
-CC = gcc 
+LFLAGS = -shared 
 
 #
 # files
@@ -30,7 +28,7 @@
 
 
 %.o : %.c
-	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(FLAGS) -c $< -o $@ 
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) $(FLAGS) -c $< -o $@ 
 
 
 all:
@@ -41,7 +39,7 @@
 
 $(TARGET): $(OBJECTS)
 	@echo -e "\n\n>> linking\n"
-	$(CC) $(OBJECTS) -o $@ $(LFLAGS) $(LIBS)
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) $(OBJECTS) -o $@ $(LFLAGS) $(LIBS)
 	@echo -e "\n<< done "
 
 install: gkrellm-imonc.so