--- a/host-src/tool/Makefile
+++ b/host-src/tool/Makefile
@@ -1,18 +1,13 @@
 include ../../Makefile.cfg
 
-CC	= $(HOSTCC)
-CFLAGS	= $(HOSTCFLAGS) -DDREAMCAST_IP=\"$(DREAMCAST_IP)\" -DHAVE_GETOPT
-INCLUDE	= -I$(BFDINCLUDE)
+CPPFLAGS += -DDREAMCAST_IP=\"$(DREAMCAST_IP)\" -DHAVE_GETOPT
 
 OBJECTS	= dc-tool.o syscalls.o
 
-.c.o:
-	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(INCLUDE) -o $@ -c $< 
-
 all: dc-tool
 
 dc-tool: $(OBJECTS)
-	$(CC) -o $@ $(OBJECTS) $(BFDLIB)
+	$(CC) $(LDFLAGS) -o $@ $(OBJECTS) $(BFDLIB)
 
 .PHONY : install
 install: dc-tool
--- a/Makefile.cfg
+++ b/Makefile.cfg
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@
 # the ones in your system
 
 # these must point to your sh-elf bfd, not the system one
-BFDLIB		= -L/usr/local/dcdev/lib -lbfd -liberty
-BFDINCLUDE	= /usr/local/dcdev/include
+BFDLIB		= -lbfd -liberty
+BFDINCLUDE	= 
 
 # cygwin
 # these must point to your sh-elf bfd, not the system one
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 
 # you generally shouldn't change this unless you are making forked
 # versions (or test versions)
-VERFLAGS	= -DDCLOAD_VERSION=\"1.0.4\"
+CPPFLAGS += -DDCLOAD_VERSION=\"1.0.4\"
 TARGETCFLAGS	+= $(VERFLAGS)
 HOSTCFLAGS	+= $(VERFLAGS)