diff -ru src.orig/Makefile src/Makefile
--- src.orig/Makefile	2002-08-01 14:42:51.000000000 -0400
+++ src/Makefile	2010-10-13 19:31:21.944183145 -0400
@@ -1,18 +1,17 @@
 PREFIX=/usr/local
 SHARE_PREFIX=$(PREFIX)/share/xpired
-CFLAGS=`sdl-config --cflags` -DUNIX -DPREFIX=\"$(PREFIX)\" -DSHARE_PREFIX=\"$(SHARE_PREFIX)\"
-LDFLAGS=`sdl-config --libs` -lSDL -lSDL_mixer -lSDL_image -lSDL_gfx
-CC=gcc
+CFLAGS+=`sdl-config --cflags` -DUNIX -DPREFIX=\"$(PREFIX)\" -DSHARE_PREFIX=\"$(SHARE_PREFIX)\"
+LDLIBS=`sdl-config --libs` -lSDL -lSDL_mixer -lSDL_image -lSDL_gfx
 
 BINARIES = xpired xpiredit
 
 all: $(BINARIES)
 
 xpired: xpired.o
-	$(CC) -o xpired xpired.o $(LDFLAGS)
+	$(CC) $(LDFLAGS) -o xpired xpired.o $(LDLIBS)
 
 xpiredit: xpiredit.o xpired_unix.h
-	$(CC) -o xpiredit xpiredit.o $(LDFLAGS)
+	$(CC) $(LDFLAGS) -o xpiredit xpiredit.o $(LDLIBS)
 
 .PHONY: clean