--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -12,10 +12,10 @@
 # This should point to the GKrellM headers
 GKRELLM_HDRS = /usr/include
 
-CC := gcc
+CC = $(CC)
 GTKFLAGS := $(shell pkg-config gtk+-2.0 --cflags)
-CFLAGS := $(CFLAGS) -fPIC -Wall $(GTKFLAGS) -I$(GKRELLM_HDRS)
-LDFLAGS := -shared -Wl
+CFLAGS := $(CFLAGS) -fPIC $(GTKFLAGS) -I$(GKRELLM_HDRS)
+LFLAGS = -shared
 INST_DIR := $(DESTDIR)/usr/lib/gkrellm2/plugins
 USER_INST_DIR := $(DESTDIR)$(HOME)/.gkrellm2/plugins
 MANPAGES := gkrellkam-list.5
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 all: $(TARGET).so
 
 %.so: %.o
-	$(CC) $(LDFLAGS) -o $@ $<
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) $(LFLAGS) -o $@ $<
 
 clean:
 	-rm -f $(TARGET).so $(TARGET).o