diff --git a/src/Makefile b/src/Makefile
index 0298d5e..a0881ce 100644
--- a/src/Makefile
+++ b/src/Makefile
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ TARGETS	= libDesktop.a libDesktop.so
 PREFIX	= /usr/local
 DESTDIR	=
 LIBDIR	= $(PREFIX)/lib
-CC	= cc
+CC	?= cc
 CPPFLAGSF= -I ../include
 CPPFLAGS?=
 CFLAGSF	= -W `pkg-config --cflags libSystem gtk+-2.0`