diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 68d7469..bcb821c 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 MACHINEFLAGS = 
 CFLAGS = $(MACHINEFLAGS)
-LFLAGS = -lm $(MACHINEFLAGS)
+LFLAGS = -lm
 OBJLIST = dots.o abin.o readPDBrecs.o geom3d.o utility.o select.o \
 	 parse.o atomprops.o stdconntable.o autobondrot.o hybrid_36_c.o
 
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ OBJLIST = dots.o abin.o readPDBrecs.o geom3d.o utility.o select.o \
 	cc -c $*.c $(CFLAGS)
 
 probe: probe.o $(OBJLIST)
-	cc -o $@ probe.o $(OBJLIST) $(LFLAGS)
+	cc $(MACHINEFLAGS) -o $@ probe.o $(OBJLIST) $(LFLAGS)
 
 clean:
 	@rm -f *.o *.ckp