--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 ALLFILES = *.c *.h Makefile LICENSE HISTORY README config
-CC = gcc
-CFLAGS = -O2
 BINARIES = rcenter
 PREFIX= /usr/local
 
@@ -19,9 +17,9 @@
 main.o : main.c
 
 rcenter : main.o lowlevel.o handler.o button.o
-	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -o rcenter $^ -lpthread
+	$(CC) $(LDFLAGS) -o rcenter $^ -lpthread
 
-projname := $(shell awk '/RCENTER_VERSION/ { print $$3 }' version.h )
+projname := $(shell gawk '/RCENTER_VERSION/ { print $$3 }' version.h )
 
 install: rcenter
 	install -D rcenter $(PREFIX)/bin/rcenter