diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 5e0fddb..301fd02 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-OPTIMIZE = -O2
 CC = gcc
 MATHLIB = -lm
 
@@ -13,16 +12,16 @@ INCLUDES = block.h blocke.h config.h core.h coree.h defaults.h double.h \
 	string.h tools.h toolse.h udio.h ver.h ycore.h yforth.h 
 
 yforth: div.h $(OBJECTS)
-	$(CC) -o yforth $(OBJECTS) $(MATHLIB)
+	$(CC) -o yforth $(LDFLAGS) $(OBJECTS) $(MATHLIB)
 
 div.h: div
 	./div 
 	
 div: division.c
-	$(CC) -o div division.c
+	$(CC) -o div $(CFLAGS) $(CPPFLAGS) division.c
 
 .c.o: 	 
-	$(CC) -c -o $@ $(OPTIMIZE) $<
+	$(CC) -c -o $@ $(CFLAGS) $(CPPFLAGS) $<
 
 clean:
 	rm -f *.o yforth div.h div