diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 7145c26..8839b94 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 # along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
 # Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301  USA
 
-CC = gcc
+CC ?= gcc
 INSTALL = /usr/bin/install
 PREFIX ?= /usr/local
 LDFLAGS ?= -s