diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index c45a563..3336e3c 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 PREFIX ?= /usr/local
-
+CC ?= cc
 output: dwmblocks.c blocks.h
-	cc `pkg-config --cflags x11` `pkg-config --libs x11` dwmblocks.c -o dwmblocks
+	${CC} `pkg-config --cflags x11` `pkg-config --libs x11` dwmblocks.c -o dwmblocks
 clean:
 	rm -f *.o *.gch dwmblocks
 install: output