diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 2d2dc91..0e944a0 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 #
 
 
-CC = gcc
+CC ?= gcc
 
 CFLAGS += -std=c99 -fPIC -Wall -Werror -Wfatal-errors -Wno-deprecated-declarations
 CFLAGS += -Wno-error=deprecated-declarations -Wno-error=unused-variable -Wno-error=unused-but-set-variable -Wno-error=unused-function